web service client without proxy classes

[Steffen Heinzl]

Hi!

Is it possible to invoke a web service with a client written in C#
without generating proxy classes from the service's wsdl first?

Apache Axis (for Java) provides a Call object which can be used. Is
there something similar in C#?

Best Regards,
Steffen

 

[Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]]

Steffen,

In VS.NET, create a proxy using a Web Reference (don't worry, you won't
be using this). Once you do that, take a look at the designer generated
class. Your proxy is extends a base class that does all the heavy lifting
for you.

You might also want to look into WCF as well, as it could be much easier
to make these kinds of calls.

Hope this helps.