WCF vs. Web Service

[cj]

Can I access a web service with a WCF client?

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cj <[e-mail] in news:#G**************@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl:

Can I access a web service with a WCF client?

Yes. Just add a *service* reference in VS.NET 2005/2008.

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[Steven Cheng[MSFT]]

Hi Cj,

Yes, you can generate WCF client proxy to consume an XML webservice as WCF
provide http/soap based transport channel that is compatible to xml
webservice. However, I still suggest you keep using webservice proxy as
long as you do not require those particular features of WCF. WCF provides
much more features than webservice, however, most of which are not of XML
webservice standard, In case you will need to interop to a non-.NET
platform webservice, those .NET specific setting will not quite work.

Sincerely,

Steven Cheng

Microsoft MSDN Online Support Lead
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

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Subject: Re: WCF vs. Web Service
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Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2008 21:57:33 GMT
cj <[e-mail] in news:#G**************@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl:

Can I access a web service with a WCF client?

Yes. Just add a *service* reference in VS.NET 2005/2008.

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[cj]

Thanks, I think the web service I'm consuming is Java but I'm not sure.
I know it isn't .net.

So I guess even with WCF now available, XML web services will remain a
widely used standard. Would you agree?

Steven Cheng[MSFT] wrote:

Hi Cj,

Yes, you can generate WCF client proxy to consume an XML webservice as WCF
provide http/soap based transport channel that is compatible to xml
webservice. However, I still suggest you keep using webservice proxy as
long as you do not require those particular features of WCF. WCF provides
much more features than webservice, however, most of which are not of XML
webservice standard, In case you will need to interop to a non-.NET
platform webservice, those .NET specific setting will not quite work.

Sincerely,

Steven Cheng

Microsoft MSDN Online Support Lead
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

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Subject: Re: WCF vs. Web Service
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Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2008 21:57:33 GMT
cj <[e-mail] in news:#G**************@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl:

>Can I access a web service with a WCF client?

Yes. Just add a *service* reference in VS.NET 2005/2008.

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cj <[e-mail] in news:Ov**************@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl:

So I guess even with WCF now available, XML web services will remain a
widely used standard. Would you agree?

Yes - WCF supports multiple communication protocols, one being web services
:-)

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