can I invoke a web service from a .net windows app?

[alexjones]

I have some functionality that is required by a couple of internet sites, an intranet app and a windows app. I would like to provide this functionality as a web service, since most use will be from the web. But I can't move the windows app to the web yet.

So, can this be done? If so, how?

 

[snowmaster]

Hi,

Yes. You can use a web service in a windows app.

1. Right-click on the windows project
2. Click on Add Web Reference
3. Type in the URL of the web service

This will create a proxy class for you in your project which will handle all communicaiton for you to and from the webservice. If your web service is referenced as
localhost-->MyWebService, the all you have to do is instantiate the service:
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localhost.MyWebService ws = new localhost.MyWebService();
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Easy as 1-2-3.

Cheers!

 

[alexjones]

Perfect!! Thank you so much.