We all know the 'Add Service reference' option on right click on the client project.
I found out that this option is not available in Web app projects?
Is this my own bug? is this a known bug?
I know that I can create this using the svcutil, but i still trying to understand the 'add service reference' option on right click.
Thanks.
Hi Raba,
Thanks for your question. If possible, please provide some more infomration about your setup: are you using VS 2005, and do you have the VS 2005 Extension for WCF & WPF installed. It is available here:
If you create a new Web Site from the File menu, and then select "WCF Service", you can reference another service by right-clicking your project file and selecting "Add Web Reference".
Hope this answers your question,
-Yavor
I actually take the whole installation from here:
(without the WorkflowFoundation installation)
** I am installing everything disconnected from the internet - so I created a DVD of the SDK and install it offline.
For the last question, I'll split it to two parts:
1) when I create a Web site (simple web application, not a WCF one) - I can create a reference and even a web reference, but not a service reference.
2) about creating web site (selecting wcf service) and adding web reference -> I should test it on my PC at work, so it probably be on sunday\monday.
Thanks.
For me, the "Add Web Reference" option is available no matter whether you select new "Web Site..." > "ASP.NET Web Site" or "WCF Service" or "Empty Web Site".
Thanks,
-Yavor
Yes you can rightclick and go "add web reference", but we want to rightclick and go "Add SERVICE reference" in order to use WCF.
I am in the same situation. Visual Studio 2005 installed, WCF extensions for Visual studio 2005 installed
if you create a new C# app, the "add service reference" option is there, but not when you create a WCF website
There is another thread talking about this issue. The VS 2005 extension package is a limited feature package to enable you to use .Net 3.0 before Orcas is ready. It does not support you to add a WCF consumption side into a web site project directly. That option is supported in Orcas beta 2.
Just like you said, you can work around this issue by using the svcutil tool, or create a class library project, and generates the proxy in the class library, and reference the class library in your web site project.
