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WCF Service as asp.net webservice
I've been playing around with WCF again lately and i keep being impressed with the relative ease of implementation and simplicity it offers.
Normally when u host a wcf service in IIS. You setup a asp.net application, add a virtual directory and then add a svc file containing something along the lines off:
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However, what if u want to expose it as a asp.net webservice?, or in other words, as a .asmx.
The following code is for enabling a asp.net app to host your WCF service as a asmx webservice.
XML:
Thats it. Besides doing the usual stuff when hosting a wcf service in IIS. These lines added to the web.config are all it takes to mask your wcf service as a asp.net webservice.
Normally when u host a wcf service in IIS. You setup a asp.net application, add a virtual directory and then add a svc file containing something along the lines off:
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| <%@ServiceHost Service="MyServiceNamespace.MyService" %> |
However, what if u want to expose it as a asp.net webservice?, or in other words, as a .asmx.
The following code is for enabling a asp.net app to host your WCF service as a asmx webservice.
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| <system.web> <compilation debug="true"> <buildProviders> <remove extension=".asmx"/> <add extension=".asmx" type="System.ServiceModel.ServiceBuildProvider, System.ServiceModel, Version=3.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089"/> </buildProviders> </compilation> </system.web> |
Thats it. Besides doing the usual stuff when hosting a wcf service in IIS. These lines added to the web.config are all it takes to mask your wcf service as a asp.net webservice.