Redirect client webservice location at runtime - VB.Net

[Stewart Saathoff]

Hello,

I would like to programatically redirect the location of a web service from
the client machine. Let me explain further. This is the exact process:

I would like the client to click a menu bar like Tools -> Server Address
and be able to type the location of the webservice. I would then save this
data to the registry and when the client works in the application, they
would be making calls to the specified web service.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

- Stewart

[Drew Marsh]

Stewar Saathoff wrote:

I would like to programatically redirect the location of a web service
from the client machine. Let me explain further. This is the exact
process:

I would like the client to click a menu bar like Tools -> Server
Address and be able to type the location of the webservice. I would
then save this data to the registry and when the client works in the
application, they would be making calls to the specified web service.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Just set the Url property[1] of the proxy class to whatever they enter and
you should be good to go.

HTH,
Drew

[1] http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de....asp?frame=tru

[Stewart Saathoff]

Thanks,

I'll try that

- Stewart

"Drew Marsh" <dr****@hotmail.no.spamming.com> wrote in message
news:91*********************@msnews.microsoft.com. ..

Stewar Saathoff wrote:

I would like to programatically redirect the location of a web service
from the client machine. Let me explain further. This is the exact
process:

I would like the client to click a menu bar like Tools -> Server
Address and be able to type the location of the webservice. I would
then save this data to the registry and when the client works in the
application, they would be making calls to the specified web service.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Just set the Url property[1] of the proxy class to whatever they enter and
you should be good to go.

HTH,
Drew

[1]
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...asp?frame=true

[Stewart Saathoff]

But can I save using the app.config file dynamically? I was unaware that
there was a function like Write App.Config...

Stewart
"Dan Rogers" <da***@microsoft.com> wrote in message
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Hi Stewart,

A word of advice about using the registry for settings. If you want to
support clients running on Citrix or similar technologies, you'll have
issues if you use the registry. A solution in this case might be to
consider using the application.config file instead.

Regards,

Dan Rogers

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Thanks,

I'll try that

- Stewart

"Drew Marsh" <dr****@hotmail.no.spamming.com> wrote in message
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Stewar Saathoff wrote:

I would like to programatically redirect the location of a web service
from the client machine. Let me explain further. This is the exact
process:

I would like the client to click a menu bar like Tools -> Server
Address and be able to type the location of the webservice. I would
then save this data to the registry and when the client works in the
application, they would be making calls to the specified web service.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Just set the Url property[1] of the proxy class to whatever they enter

and

you should be good to go.

HTH,
Drew

[1]

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...us/cpref/html/
frlrfsystemwebservicesprotocolswebclientprotocolcl assurltopic.asp?frame=true

[Drew Marsh]

> But can I save using the app.config file dynamically? I was unaware

that there was a function like Write App.Config...

There isn't and you shouldn't. I don't think Dan was suggesting you write
to the app.config file, just get your settings from there. If you need to
write a config file you should be doing that in separate file managed per
user using something like IsolatedStorage.

HTH,
Dre

[Stewart Saathoff]

Well, that was the entire thing. I want users to be able to change the path
dynamically. What do you do in the case of CTX???
"Drew Marsh" <dr****@hotmail.no.spamming.com> wrote in message
news:10**********************@msnews.microsoft.com ...

But can I save using the app.config file dynamically? I was unaware
that there was a function like Write App.Config...

There isn't and you shouldn't. I don't think Dan was suggesting you write
to the app.config file, just get your settings from there. If you need to
write a config file you should be doing that in separate file managed per
user using something like IsolatedStorage.

HTH,
Drew

[Drew Marsh]

Stewart Saathoff wrote:

Well, that was the entire thing. I want users to be able to change
the path dynamically. What do you do in the case of CTX???

Like I said, you need to keep a separate config file for user settings. The
reason for this is two fold:

1) Security Settings - corporate user's often don't have access to change
files outside of their own personal folder (i.e. can't modify app.config
in program files)
2) Multiple Users - if the machine is used by more than one user, they might
have different settings. So, if you kept the settings in one file, user A
would override user B's settings. Or, worse, user A might see user B's sensitive
settings.

So for storing the custom config file you can use Isolated Storage (which
has a nice side effect of setting your app for SmartClient usage), or you
can use Environment.GetFolder with Environment.SpecialFolder.ApplicationData
and throw a custom directory in there for your product. Either way, the file
is specific to the user and you don't have to worry about security/multiple
users.

HTH,
Dre