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Edit .svcmap file to access "hidden" functions of service references
01 August 08 10:40 AM | Lifeng Lu | 0 Comments   

Not all code generation options of service references are exposed through its UI. To prevent users to be confused by some advanced options, the configuration dialog is designed to only expose options which are most likely to be used. We can only access Read More...

Filed under: WCF, .svcmap

Side by side comparsion between svcutil and the service reference in VS
13 August 07 04:47 PM | Lifeng Lu | 0 Comments   

The Service Reference is new feature added into VS Orcas, so we don't have to use svcutil when using VS IDE. Here is the side by side comparsion table between svcutil and the service reference in Orcas: Svcutil command line VS service reference (.svcmap) Read More...

Filed under: WCF, .svcmap

Passing DataTable across web/wcf services
01 August 07 01:46 PM | Lifeng Lu | 1 Comments   

Passing DataTable (without embeded into a dataset) across web services is supported in .Net 2.0 framework. However we found a bug in this area, which might affect using this feature with strong typed dataTable. For example, when a web service function Read More...

Filed under: WCF, ASMX

.svcmap file
15 June 07 04:08 PM | Lifeng Lu | 0 Comments   

After we add a WCF service reference into a Visual Studio project, a .svcmap file will be added to the project, and it contains most information of the service reference. Actually, it is the only essential file of the reference. In most case, we can remove Read More...

Filed under: WCF, .svcmap

Files in a service (WCF) references
08 May 07 04:32 PM | Lifeng Lu | 0 Comments   

The new service reference is persisted in a similar way how the old web reference is persisted in a visual studio project. All files including metadata file downloaded from the server will be persisted into a single folder, which defines the CLR namespace Read More...

Filed under: WCF

Windows communication framework client in web site projects
26 April 07 11:09 AM | Lifeng Lu | 1 Comments   

The Visual Studio Orcas beta1 supports generating and using WCF client in the ASP.Net web site projects. From the platform point of view, ASP.Net wants to enable an user to build a web site without any Visual Studio tools. The feature to generate WCF Read More...

Filed under: WCF, ASP.Net

Where is "Add Web Reference" after I install Orcas Beta 1
24 April 07 10:30 AM | Lifeng Lu | 0 Comments   

When you create a project targetting .Net framework 3.x in Orcas Beta 1, the "Add Web Reference..." menu is replaced by "Add Service Reference..." menu. "Add Service Reference..." will create a WCF (Windows Communication Framework) client to a web service. Read More...

Filed under: WCF, Web Reference