webservice that uses sharepoint object model

Question

I need to create a webservice which uses the sharepoint api.
Now with aspx you place this in the layouts directory so where do webservice goto in order to use the sharepoint api to query list items ?
how do i publish this web service ?

Answer 1

ASMX file to Layouts catalog More details here: http://blogs.msdn.com/jannemattila/archive/2007/09/26/adding-own-custom-web-service-to-sharepoint.aspx

Answer 2

Webservice files should be deployed to the ISAPI folder. See: http://jamestsai.net/Blog/post/Where-do-you-deploy-custom-SharePoint-web-service-files-to-%28asmx-discoaspx-and-wsdlaspx%29.aspx

I use WSPBuilder to deploy my webservices (http://www.codeplex.com/wspbuilder)

Answer 3

Do you need this web service for all web applications of the SharePoint? If so then you can follow steps described the link: http://ranaictiu-technicalblog.blogspot.com/2009/11/sharepoint-create-custom-web-service.html .

If you need to place the web service in a particular web application then you can place the web service in the root directory of your sharepoint web applicaiton (inetput\wwwroot\ss\virtualdirectories\....). And in this case the steps are:

1. Copy the web service dll in GAC.
2. Add the dll in safe controls in web.config.
3. put the .asmx file in any folder in the the web application.
4. Open the web application file in nodepad and remove the codebehind attribute and change the class attribute in the form "namespace.classname, namespace, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=zzzzzzzzzzz"


Thanks
Sohel Rana

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Thanks,
Sohel Rana
http://ranaictiu-technicalblog.blogspot.com