How to make a project for web services?

[Frank Rizzo]

Hello,

I have a solution, which includes several pieces:

1. Web Services project (web services)
2. BusinessLayer project (dll)
3. CommonLayer project (dll)
4. DataLayer project (dll)

Each project has its own .csproj file, except for the web services. Is
it possible to put the web services project into its own .csproj?
Currently, it seems like the settings for it (like references, etc...)
are stored in the solution file.

Thanks.

[Pierre]

Hi Frank,

I don't know if I get it right but you could create a new project and
import each sub project in that one (or just add the dlls in
reference). For the Web Services, you can create a new sub project (Web
Service project in VS 2003 and Web Site in VS 2005) and import your
existing classes and asmx files.

This way, if I'm not mistaken, you'd keep your .csproj for each of them
and manage the whole set of projects as one.

I hope I'm quite clear enough, the point being that you can manage sub
projects (in both VS 2003 and 2005).

Best regards,
Pierre

[Frank Rizzo]

Pierre, thanks. Could you provide a step-by-step instructions? I've
tried it and no matter what I do there is no .csproj file for my web
services project.
Pierre wrote:

Hi Frank,

I don't know if I get it right but you could create a new project and
import each sub project in that one (or just add the dlls in
reference). For the Web Services, you can create a new sub project (Web
Service project in VS 2003 and Web Site in VS 2005) and import your
existing classes and asmx files.

This way, if I'm not mistaken, you'd keep your .csproj for each of them
and manage the whole set of projects as one.

I hope I'm quite clear enough, the point being that you can manage sub
projects (in both VS 2003 and 2005).

Best regards,
Pierre

[Pierre]

What you can try if your web project isn't too big is to create a new
web project and to put your existing files into it using Add Existing
Item (right click in your solution explorer).

Just a point though, at least with Visual Studio 2005 web projects
don't have any .csproj but a .sln and a .suo. If you're in this case,
double click on the .sln in your explorater and it will launch visual
studio and open your project.