Call a webservice from a windows service

Question

Hi all,

I'd like to know what you think about the following architecture:

A thin client with installed only a webserver and a sql db(on Windows Embedded).
A windows service and a webservice.

I thought to monitor data on db using the windows service.

This windows service starts two backgroundworker:

• A executes a method exposed by the webservice every 10 ms
• B executes a method exposed by the webservice every 10 ms, but depending on the return value of this method, it should invoke a method exposed by another webservice, placed on another machine

The two background worker done simple tasks, but I need to be very fast.

Do you think this architecure has some contraindications?

Thanks!

Answer 1

I don't see anything inherently wrong with the architecture, except that you should be using WCF, not ASMX, if at all possible.

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John Saunders
WCF is Web Services. They are not two separate things.
Use WCF for All New Web Service Development, instead of legacy ASMX or obsolete WSE
Use File->New Project to create Web Service Projects

Answer 2

Do you mean to replace ASMX with WCF, or both ASMX and windows service with WCF?

Answer 3

Replace ASMX with WCF. ASMX is a legacy technology, intended only for backwards compatibility. It should not be used for new development.

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John Saunders
WCF is Web Services. They are not two separate things.
Use WCF for All New Web Service Development, instead of legacy ASMX or obsolete WSE
Use File->New Project to create Web Service Projects