Dynamic Web Service calls

[Maziar Aflatoun]

Hi,

Is there a way to connect to a Web Service dynamically at runtime (Web
Reference URL)? I have always used Visual Studio to create a Web Reference
and then used it in my code. However, that always requires the URL to the
Web Service to be the same on the staging site and the production site. Now
I have two instances of the same application running (Staging site and
Production) and want to store the URL in a file instead. Is there a way to
do this?

ex. Web.Config AppSetting <add key="WebServiceURL"
Value=http://....webserv.asmx>

Thank you
Maz.

[Steve]

In the properties window of the Web Reference set the property

URL Behavior = Dynamic

This will put an entry into the app.config file that looks something like
this:

<add key="MyApp.TestService.TestService"
value="http://MyServer/MyVirtualDir/MyService.asmx"/>

Which can be edited to reflect the server you wish to work on either in the
app.config directly or in the Web Reference properties again by changing the
Web Reference URL property
"Maziar Aflatoun" wrote:

Hi,

Is there a way to connect to a Web Service dynamically at runtime (Web
Reference URL)? I have always used Visual Studio to create a Web Reference
and then used it in my code. However, that always requires the URL to the
Web Service to be the same on the staging site and the production site. Now
I have two instances of the same application running (Staging site and
Production) and want to store the URL in a file instead. Is there a way to
do this?

ex. Web.Config AppSetting <add key="WebServiceURL"
Value=http://....webserv.asmx>

Thank you
Maz.

[Steve]

In the properties window of the Web Reference set the property

URL Behavior = Dynamic

This will put an entry into the app.config file that looks something like
this:

<add key="MyApp.TestService.TestService"
value="http://MyServer/MyVirtualDir/MyService.asmx"/>

Which can be edited to reflect the server you wish to work on either in the
app.config directly or in the Web Reference properties again by changing the
Web Reference URL property
"Maziar Aflatoun" wrote:

Hi,

Is there a way to connect to a Web Service dynamically at runtime (Web
Reference URL)? I have always used Visual Studio to create a Web Reference
and then used it in my code. However, that always requires the URL to the
Web Service to be the same on the staging site and the production site. Now
I have two instances of the same application running (Staging site and
Production) and want to store the URL in a file instead. Is there a way to
do this?

ex. Web.Config AppSetting <add key="WebServiceURL"
Value=http://....webserv.asmx>

Thank you
Maz.

[Chad Z. Hower aka Kudzu]

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Which can be edited to reflect the server you wish to work on either in
the app.config directly or in the Web Reference properties again by
changing the Web Reference URL property

You can also set this property using code directly.
--
Chad Z. Hower (a.k.a. Kudzu) - http://www.hower.org/Kudzu/
"Programming is an art form that fights back"

Blog: http://blogs.atozed.com/kudzu

[Chad Z. Hower aka Kudzu]

"=?Utf-8?B?U3RldmU=?=" <St***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
news:19**********************************@microsof t.com:

Which can be edited to reflect the server you wish to work on either in
the app.config directly or in the Web Reference properties again by
changing the Web Reference URL property

You can also set this property using code directly.
--
Chad Z. Hower (a.k.a. Kudzu) - http://www.hower.org/Kudzu/
"Programming is an art form that fights back"

Blog: http://blogs.atozed.com/kudzu