Consuming a Web Service
Although Web Services are formally a part of ASP.NET, you can write client applications that take advantage of the Web Services that run either on the client or on a Web server. In this section, you'll create a client-side application, using Windows Forms, to demonstrate the techniques involved in consuming an XML Web Service.
When you decide to consume a Web Service as part of your application, the Web Service might be located on your local intranet, it might be located at a corporate office that's only accessible through the Internet, or it might be a public service. Whatever the scenario, the steps to consume the service are the same. In general, you'll always need to perform these steps:
1. | Add a Web Reference, retrieving ... |
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