How to access the data of a publicly available web service in .NET

Question

Hi I am trying to figure out how I can invoke a web method in a publicly available web service. I need to know how I can access the data that the web method uses in a web service. Please try and respond ASAP !!! I badly need help !! Thanks. Sri

onthe_row · Answer

Create a web reference to it in your project. To do this right click on your project in the solution explorer and choose Add Web Reference. On the url type the url of the web service and click go. After that test the web service's methods on the page provided below the url combo box. If it works fine type in textbox on the right the name that you would want to call it and click the Add Reference button below it. And walla you already have one. Two folder will be added to your main folder: Web Reference and the name that you specified for the web service. To access that do the ff: // create an instance WebServiceName.Service webService = new SolutionName.WebServiceName.Service(); // call the method webService.webMethod(); Hope this helps . :)