Add service reference (WCF, VS2008) to external service using WCF Proxy

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I use VS2008, .net 3.5.

There is an external Web Service (it is PHP implementation, but dont mind implementation -.net, java, php,...-).

In my project csproj, I want add Service Reference to WebService and I want use WCF.

When I add Service Reference in VS2008, WCF proxy is created.

Any best practices (patterns and practices) for add service reference (external service) ?

The WCF Proxy Generator (I think the same svcutil command) generates source code like this. Perhaps it will be interesting manages the code generated (ServiceContractAttribute Namespace="http://192.168.50.63/WebService" use IP address, and OperationContractAttribute(Action="http://devservername/webservice/SmoBridge.php/login" use servername).

  [System.CodeDom.Compiler.GeneratedCodeAttribute("System.ServiceModel", "3.0.0.0")]
[System.ServiceModel.ServiceContractAttribute(Namespace="http://192.168.50.63/WebService", ConfigurationName="ServiceEasyVista.WebServicePortType")]
public interface WebServicePortType {

    [System.ServiceModel.OperationContractAttribute(Action="http://devservername/webservice/SmoBridge.php/login", ReplyAction="*")]
    [System.ServiceModel.XmlSerializerFormatAttribute(Style=System.ServiceModel.OperationFormatStyle.Rpc, Use=System.ServiceModel.OperationFormatUse.Encoded)]
    [return: System.ServiceModel.MessageParameterAttribute(Name="return")]
    string login(string SESSION_ID, [System.ServiceModel.MessageParameterAttribute(Name="LOGIN")] string LOGIN1, string PASSWORD, string COMPANY_ACCOUNT);

Update:

the Erwyn’s recommendations about the correct closing of a faulted WCF Channel. http://bloggingabout.net/blogs/erwyn/archive/2006/12/09/WCF-Service-Proxy-Helper.aspx

Why does ClientBase Dispose need to throw on faulted state? (Or, what's the difference between close and abort?)

http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/forums/en-US/wcf/thread/b95b91c7-d498-446c-b38f-ef132989c154/

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2 Answers

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check this out:

http://www.sanity-free.com/125/php_webservices_and_csharp_dotnet_soap_clients.html

i think that one is sophisticated technique.

Regards,

Mazhar Karimi

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I don't know why there would be any particular best practices around adding a reference. Having said that, the "Refresh Reference" command in Visual Studio (right-click on an existing service reference) sometimes doesn't work too well, so it can be easier to use the svcutil command manually, and have a .bat file in your solution that updates the service reference (svcutil is what "Add Service Reference" is using behind the scenes).

Also, if the service you're referencing is returning an array, you can get WCF to automatically turn it into a generic list (or some other type) - this might make things easier.