Connect to AXIS Web Service Issues

Question

So here's the deal.

I'm attempting to use Visual Studio to connect to an AXIS web service. Unfortunately, the Web Service does not have a public WSDL file available on the server. I know the location of the Web Service, but it will not let me open the WSDL file from a browser.

Luckily, I do have a local copy of the WSDL file that the server is using. Now I know I can use SVCUTIL.EXE to build a class of the local WSDL file that can be accessed with Visual Studio. However, I need to know how to use the generated class to run services with the server.

Normally, I can use Visual Studio's "Data Source" tool to point it to the right web address and have it take care of the hard stuff, but because the server is trying to hide the web service, how do I connect Visual Studio to the server?

Specific examples in C# would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you very much.

Answer 1

I'd just host the wsdl on your local IIS... point the "Add Service Reference..." wizard at the WSDL hosted locally, then use the application's ".config" file to re-direct the service reference to the actual URL.