I hope this is an easy question for anybody with any experience creating Web Services.

I have an .asmx Web Service file that I'd like to create a proxy for. My understanding is that my first step is to add the wsdl.exe file to one of the "My Computer" system "Envioronmental Variables" called "Path". I have done so by appending my Path variable with the following text:

;C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio.NET\FrameworkSDK\Bin\wsdl.exe

I'm also instructed, via my Beginning ASP.NET book, to "navigate to the directory in which your .asmx file resides, and execute this statement":

> wsdl /l:cs /o:ISBNProxy.cs http://localhost/BegASPNET/Ch18/ISBN.asmx?WSDL /n:ISBNService

I execute this statement by creating a .bat file with the language provided above (minus the prompt and plus a "pause" at the end) and placing it in the directory with the .asmx file. Unfortunately, when I attempt to execute this .bat file by double-clicking on it, I receive the following error message:

'wsdl' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.

I'm dead in the water, so any help would be appreciated greatly.

Nevermind ... problem solved. After playing with the Path environmental variable some more, I was able to get it working. If you were examining this issue ... thanks.

Hi,

I have tested the code you are referring and got it work after some changes. Please follow the instructions below:

Instructions to follow for Web Matrix..

Open ISBN.asmx in web matrix and run the file using web matrix inbuilt web server, in web browsers you will see something similar to “http://localhost:8080/isbn.asmx”. Copy this URL to somewhere for later use.

Now Generate the proxy Class for this web service by using “Web Service Proxy Generator” found in “Tools #61664; Web Service Proxy Generator”. On clicking this option a dialog box will appear.

In “XML Web Service Proxy Generator” dialog box fill the information as follows:

WSDL URL = “http://localhost:8080/isbn.asmx”

Namespace = ISBNService

Output Directory = C:\BegASPNET11\ch16

Source File = ISBNProxy

Generate Assembly = ISBNProxy.dll

Click on Generate. This will generate the source file named “ISBNProxy.vb” in the output directory and assembly named “ISBNProxy.dll” in the folder named bin under the output directory.

After process completion a confirmation message box will appear, click “OK” and then click “cancel” to get out of the “XML Web Service Proxy Generator” dialog box.

Now Open the aspx file named “BookInfo.aspx” and click on the “start” icon on the toolbar to run this file using the web matrix web server.

If all the instructions followed, you will see the result in web browser successfully.






Charul Shukla