add a web service reference to a console app

Question

Im creating a simple web service in a console app. (PersonService) this is my Program.cs below

im trying to add a service reference to a different console app (PersonClient) how can i do this? i tried adding it by right clicking, add service reference, pointing to the refernce etc... but it wont work.

        [DataContract]
        public class Person
        {
            [DataMember]
            public string FirstName { get; set; }

            [DataMember]
            public string LastName { get; set; }

        }

        [ServiceContract]
        public interface IPersonLookup
        {
            [OperationContract]
            Person GetPerson(int identifier);
        }

        public class PersonService : IPersonLookup
        {
            public PersonService()
            {
            }
            public Person GetPerson(int identifier)
            {
                Person p = new Person();
                p.FirstName="Jane";
                p.LastName="Doe";
                return p;
            }



        }


        class Program
        {
            static void Main(string[] args)
            {
                using (ServiceHost host = new ServiceHost(typeof(PersonService)))
                {
                    WSHttpBinding binding = new WSHttpBinding();
                    host.AddServiceEndpoint(typeof(IPersonLookup), binding, "http://localhost:9090/PersonService");
                    host.Open();
                    Console.WriteLine("Listening....");
                    Console.ReadLine();
                }


            }
        }

Answer 1

You need to read about WCF MEX Endpoints. Here's a blog post that may help.

Answer 2

You have two console exes, one which runs a ServiceHost - is that correct? Run the server console without debugging; then in the IDE add the WCF reference to the url. It should work, but it needs the server (your second console exe) to be running when you query the mex.

Answer 3

When you added the webservice reference, you defined the namespace and 'class name' for the service. You must either add the namespace reference ("using FooNameSpace;") or use the fully qualified class name of the service ("FooNameSpace.BarClass ws = new FooNameSapce.BarClass()");