web service problem

[Piotr Kraj]

I have created web service application in C# using .NET Visual Studio
and the trial "Hello world" application. It compiles and displays a web
page with the "HelloWorld" method and Service description. However, when
I click on Service description I get an empty web page insted on XML
document. Also if I click on HelloWorld and then on Invoke I get an
empty page instead of returned "HelloWorld" XML document.
Please let me know what could be the problem with the program. Is it a
confguration issue with VS?
Thanks for your help.
Pete

 

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

Pete,

It sounds like you are accessing the web service through a web browser.
I wouldn't be too concerned with that. The purpose of a web service is to
access that code from another program on another computer. You should be
creating a web reference to your service now, and making the call from
another program.

Hope this helps.