Newbie Quetion calling a Service from a Client ?

Question

I created a WebClient

Created a directory called ServiceReferences -> did a Add service reference and pointed it to a WCF service existing on a server -> this created a Reference.svcmap file with other wsdl / xsd/ disco/ etc files underneath it but no .cs files looks like they are moved to c:\windows\framework\...cs. (When I do add reference underneath a directory why does it create a Reference.svcmap vs creating a Namespace that I give during Add Service Reference ? - The namespace I give during Add Service reference is TestService )

I created a basic webpage and cs file. In the cs file I am trying to access the service but don't know how.


Now I am wondering how I do reference the service - what is the proxy Class that I can use / instantiate to call the service.

In the Client when I say using TestService it is not able to resolve.


The WCF service exposes mex over http and contract over namedpipe. I cannot modify the service !!!

Answer 1

Machi :)

Can you post your service config and service contracts. When you do a add service reference it msut generate a reference.cs file which you will use to consume the service. By looking at the contracts and config we can try debuggig the issue

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Answer 2

The following is the web.config of the service only the <System.ServieModel>

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
 <system.serviceModel>
        <serviceHostingEnvironment aspNetCompatibilityEnabled="true"/>
        <behaviors>
            <serviceBehaviors>
                <behavior name="myServiceBehavior">
                    <serviceMetadata httpGetEnabled="true" />
                    <serviceDebug includeExceptionDetailInFaults="true" />
                    <serviceThrottling/>
                </behavior>
            </serviceBehaviors>
        </behaviors>
        <services>
            <service name="ServiceLogger" behaviorConfiguration="myServiceBehavior">
                <endpoint address=""
                          binding="wsHttpBinding"
                          bindingConfiguration="myHttpBinding"
                          contract="ServiceLogger" />
                <endpoint address="np"
                              binding="netNamedPipeBinding"
                              bindingConfiguration="myNamedPipeBinding"
                              contract="ServiceLogger" />
                <endpoint address="mex"
                          binding="mexHttpBinding"
                          contract="IMetadataExchange" />
            </service>
         </services>

        <bindings>
            <wsHttpBinding>
                <binding name="myHttpBinding">
                    <security mode="None">
                        <transport clientCredentialType="None"/>
                    </security>
                </binding>
            </wsHttpBinding>
            <netNamedPipeBinding>
                <binding name="myNamedPipeBinding" maxConnections="100">
                    <security mode="None"></security>
                </binding >
            </netNamedPipeBinding>
        </bindings>
    </system.serviceModel>

The contents of the svc file is as follows

<%@ ServiceHost Language="C#" Debug="true" Service="ServiceLogger, DataMart.Portal.Service" Factory="DataMart.Web.Infrastructure.Services.HostFactory" %>

The contract is as follows

[ServiceContract(Namespace = "DataMart.Portal.Services")]
[ServiceBehavior(Namespace = "DataMart.Portal.Services")]
[AspNetCompatibilityRequirements(RequirementsMode = AspNetCompatibilityRequirementsMode.Allowed)]
public class ServiceLogger : MyBaseService
{

    [OperationContract] public IList<RecordResult> ListRowResult(int RowID, int rowLimit)
    {
        return ServiceLogger.ListRecordsForRowID(RowID, rowLimit).ToRecordResult();
        
    }

    [OperationContract] public void Log(RecordParameter record)
    {
        ServiceLogger.Log(record.ToRecord(RecordTypeFactory, CustomerRepository));
    }
}

Answer 3

Hi,

Were you able to browse the service wsdl in a web browser? I am uploading a sample which is similar to yours buti have commented the  netnamedpipe binding as i dont have IIS7. Apart from that its similar and i am not able to reproduce it.

http://cid-05c2e50f2c5140c1.skydrive.live.com/self.aspx/.Public/ProxyGenerationtest.rar

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