how to generate web service out of wsdl

Client provided me the wsdl to generate the web service.But when I used the wsdl.exe command it generated the .cs class out of it. I consumed that class in my web service and when I provided the wsdl to client it didn't match their schema. Actually I want the .asmx to be automatically generated from the wsdl so that I could fill in the web method. So that it will exactly match their schema. Hope it make sense.


Solution 1:

There isn't a magic bullet solution for what you're looking for, unfortunately. Here's what you can do:

  • create an Interface class using this command in the Visual Studio Command Prompt window:

    wsdl.exe yourFile.wsdl /l:CS /serverInterface
    Use VB or CS for your language of choice. This will create a new .cs or .vb file.

  • Create a new .NET Web Service project. Import Existing File into your project - the file that was created in the step above.

  • In your .asmx.cs file in Code-View, modify your class as such:

 

 public class MyWebService : System.Web.Services.WebService, IMyWsdlInterface
 {    
     [WebMethod]
     public string GetSomeString()
     {
         //you'll have to write your own business logic 
         return "Hello SOAP World";
     }
 }

Solution 2:

How about using the wsdl /server or wsdl /serverinterface switches? As far as I understand the wsdl.exe command line properties, that's what you're looking for.

- ADVANCED -

/server

Server switch has been deprecated. Please use /serverInterface instead.
Generate an abstract class for an xml web service implementation using
ASP.NET based on the contracts. The default is to generate client proxy
classes.

On the other hand: why do you want to create obsolete technology solutions? Why not create this web service as a WCF service. That's the current and more modern, much more flexible way to do this!

Marc


UPDATE:

When I use wsdl /server on a WSDL file, I get this file created:

[WebService(Namespace="http://.......")]
public abstract partial class OneCrmServiceType : System.Web.Services.WebService 
{
    /// <remarks/>
    [WebMethod]
    public abstract void OrderCreated(......);
}

This is basically almost exactly the same code that gets generated when you add an ASMX file to your solution (in the code behind file - "yourservice.asmx.cs"). I don't think you can get any closer to creating an ASMX file from a WSDL file.

You can always add the "yourservice.asmx" manually - it doesn't really contain much:

<%@ WebService Language="C#" CodeBehind="YourService.asmx.cs" 
      Class="YourServiceNamespace.YourServiceClass" %>