Web service reference problem in Windows service

Question

I have a Windows Service which runs a Web Service code in a library. The structure is like this:

MyWindowsService.exe (references to MyServiceLibrary.dll)
MyWindowsService.exe.config
MyServiceLibrary.dll (references to web service)
MyServiceLibrary.dll.config (contains endpoint information about the web service)

The process is like this:

MyWindowsService calls MyServiceLibrary.Method()
MyServiceLibrary.Method() calls WebService.Method()

The problem is I'm getting an error about not able to find any endpoints for MyServiceLibrary unless I add information to MyWindowsService.exe.config too. Is there a way to prevent this? I'd like keep config files seperate from each other if possible.

Answer 1

The configuration in MyServiceLibrary.dll.config is not getting loaded. Move the web service endpoint configuration into MyService.exe.config.

Answer 2

Do you mean for your Windows Service to call the web service? If that's the case, then the Windows service should not reference the web service assembly (DLL). Instead, you should add a Service Reference to the Windows Service project, pointing to where the web service is hosted. Then, the Windows Service is just another client of the web service.