Multiple web services

[Joshua Moore]

Help. :) I have 4 large web services, in which in part of each contains the
filling of the same class. I want to print all the information from this
class, but it can't implicitly convert the type of the web service class to
the other web service class. I'm sure this is confusing, here's an example:

Web services 1, 2, 3, and 4 all contain the class PrintData. Each populate
the class differently. The local client application can call each of the
four web services and return an instance of the PrintData class. The
problem is, in my local class I'd have to have a web reference to each one,
with four different constructors. Currently each web service has it's own
client app, but I wanted to share the same utilities class library that will
handle the printing for all, since it uses the exact same class, but from a
different namespace/web service.

I hope this made sense. This is a real pain in the booty and would really
appreciate anyone's help.

Thanks,
Josh

[GreyAlien007]

Two approaches:

1) You could make an IPrintData interface. All of the webserivces would
return an IPrintData interface. You could put the IPrintData interface in a
namespace like XYZ.Common. Then all the webserivces and the client app can
reference that. Then your client app could have something like
IPrintData appropriatePrintData = WebServiceX.GetPrintData();
and GetPrintData would be defined as
IPrintData GetPrintData(Params);

I have no idea how webserives work...but that's how I do it in remoting.

2) You could create a fifth webserivce that knows about the other four. So
the client just has to call that one webserive and the webserive takes care
of returning the appropriate PrintData based on the parameters passed to it.

Hope it helps


"Joshua Moore" wrote:

Help. :) I have 4 large web services, in which in part of each contains the
filling of the same class. I want to print all the information from this
class, but it can't implicitly convert the type of the web service class to
the other web service class. I'm sure this is confusing, here's an example:

Web services 1, 2, 3, and 4 all contain the class PrintData. Each populate
the class differently. The local client application can call each of the
four web services and return an instance of the PrintData class. The
problem is, in my local class I'd have to have a web reference to each one,
with four different constructors. Currently each web service has it's own
client app, but I wanted to share the same utilities class library that will
handle the printing for all, since it uses the exact same class, but from a
different namespace/web service.

I hope this made sense. This is a real pain in the booty and would really
appreciate anyone's help.

Thanks,
Josh

[Joshua Moore]

I appreciate your feedback. The same problem is that still there will be a
different namespace on the returned interface.

"GreyAlien007" <Gr**********@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:04**********************************@microsof t.com...

Two approaches:

1) You could make an IPrintData interface. All of the webserivces would
return an IPrintData interface. You could put the IPrintData interface in
a
namespace like XYZ.Common. Then all the webserivces and the client app
can
reference that. Then your client app could have something like
IPrintData appropriatePrintData = WebServiceX.GetPrintData();
and GetPrintData would be defined as
IPrintData GetPrintData(Params);

I have no idea how webserives work...but that's how I do it in remoting.

2) You could create a fifth webserivce that knows about the other four.
So
the client just has to call that one webserive and the webserive takes
care
of returning the appropriate PrintData based on the parameters passed to
it.

Hope it helps


"Joshua Moore" wrote:

Help. :) I have 4 large web services, in which in part of each contains
the
filling of the same class. I want to print all the information from this
class, but it can't implicitly convert the type of the web service class
to
the other web service class. I'm sure this is confusing, here's an
example:

Web services 1, 2, 3, and 4 all contain the class PrintData. Each
populate
the class differently. The local client application can call each of the
four web services and return an instance of the PrintData class. The
problem is, in my local class I'd have to have a web reference to each
one,
with four different constructors. Currently each web service has it's
own
client app, but I wanted to share the same utilities class library that
will
handle the printing for all, since it uses the exact same class, but from
a
different namespace/web service.

I hope this made sense. This is a real pain in the booty and would
really
appreciate anyone's help.

Thanks,
Josh

[GreyAlien007]

your speaking to the fact that your client app has to reference all of the
webservices right?

"Joshua Moore" wrote:

I appreciate your feedback. The same problem is that still there will be a
different namespace on the returned interface.

"GreyAlien007" <Gr**********@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:04**********************************@microsof t.com...

Two approaches:

1) You could make an IPrintData interface. All of the webserivces would
return an IPrintData interface. You could put the IPrintData interface in
a
namespace like XYZ.Common. Then all the webserivces and the client app
can
reference that. Then your client app could have something like
IPrintData appropriatePrintData = WebServiceX.GetPrintData();
and GetPrintData would be defined as
IPrintData GetPrintData(Params);

I have no idea how webserives work...but that's how I do it in remoting.

2) You could create a fifth webserivce that knows about the other four.
So
the client just has to call that one webserive and the webserive takes
care
of returning the appropriate PrintData based on the parameters passed to
it.

Hope it helps


"Joshua Moore" wrote:

Help. :) I have 4 large web services, in which in part of each contains
the
filling of the same class. I want to print all the information from this
class, but it can't implicitly convert the type of the web service class
to
the other web service class. I'm sure this is confusing, here's an
example:

Web services 1, 2, 3, and 4 all contain the class PrintData. Each
populate
the class differently. The local client application can call each of the
four web services and return an instance of the PrintData class. The
problem is, in my local class I'd have to have a web reference to each
one,
with four different constructors. Currently each web service has it's
own
client app, but I wanted to share the same utilities class library that
will
handle the printing for all, since it uses the exact same class, but from
a
different namespace/web service.

I hope this made sense. This is a real pain in the booty and would
really
appreciate anyone's help.

Thanks,
Josh

[Joshua Moore]

Sorry...I'm not very good at explaining myself and I appreciate you sticking
with me. When WebService1 retuns the PrintData class instance the strong
typed name is:
WebService1.PrintData. Whether this is an interface or a class or whatever,
it won't let me convert this directly, and I was hoping not to have to test
each variable for nulls, set each value, etc. manually. My hope was if I
created a local class that was identical to the one that the web service
returns, I wouldn't have to explitcity set each value, checking for nulls,
etc. I cannot reference all the web services is this class library
(direction from manager) - it's the whole reason we're trying to put
everything in one class/method, so there's not a method for each webservice.

Thanks,
Josh

"GreyAlien007" <Gr**********@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:9C**********************************@microsof t.com...

your speaking to the fact that your client app has to reference all of the
webservices right?

"Joshua Moore" wrote:

I appreciate your feedback. The same problem is that still there will be
a
different namespace on the returned interface.

"GreyAlien007" <Gr**********@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:04**********************************@microsof t.com...

> Two approaches:
>
> 1) You could make an IPrintData interface. All of the webserivces
> would
> return an IPrintData interface. You could put the IPrintData interface
> in
> a
> namespace like XYZ.Common. Then all the webserivces and the client app
> can
> reference that. Then your client app could have something like
> IPrintData appropriatePrintData = WebServiceX.GetPrintData();
> and GetPrintData would be defined as
> IPrintData GetPrintData(Params);
>
> I have no idea how webserives work...but that's how I do it in
> remoting.
>
> 2) You could create a fifth webserivce that knows about the other
> four.
> So
> the client just has to call that one webserive and the webserive takes
> care
> of returning the appropriate PrintData based on the parameters passed
> to
> it.
>
> Hope it helps
>
>
>
>
> "Joshua Moore" wrote:
>
>> Help. :) I have 4 large web services, in which in part of each
>> contains
>> the
>> filling of the same class. I want to print all the information from
>> this
>> class, but it can't implicitly convert the type of the web service
>> class
>> to
>> the other web service class. I'm sure this is confusing, here's an
>> example:
>>
>> Web services 1, 2, 3, and 4 all contain the class PrintData. Each
>> populate
>> the class differently. The local client application can call each of
>> the
>> four web services and return an instance of the PrintData class. The
>> problem is, in my local class I'd have to have a web reference to each
>> one,
>> with four different constructors. Currently each web service has it's
>> own
>> client app, but I wanted to share the same utilities class library
>> that
>> will
>> handle the printing for all, since it uses the exact same class, but
>> from
>> a
>> different namespace/web service.
>>
>> I hope this made sense. This is a real pain in the booty and would
>> really
>> appreciate anyone's help.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Josh
>>
>>
>>