WebReference Change Static to Dynamic Setting not working

I have a Web Reference in my code in which I want to change the URL Behavior from static to dynmaic. When I do so nothing happens.

I look in the app.config file hoping to see the url reference and nothing has changed.

I also have checked the reference.vb file and it still is hard coded and not referencing the app.config file.

Anyone know what is going on

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WebReference Change Static to Dynamic Setting not working

karlytoz
As mentioned in earlier post above, you should simply set the url property of your webservice to the desired value.

SimpleWebService svc = new SimpleWebService();

svc.Url = http://myservice.com/newurl.asmx

svc.FirstWebMethod();

Please let me know what issue you are running into.

Thanks.
Rembo
Hi guinea13,

My understanding is that NETCF does not support dynamic URL behavior; please modify the Url property of the web service at run time for updates.

Cheers,

Anthony Wong [MSFT]
pallavi_020

Dear guinea13,

Had u figured out this problem I am having the same problem like u. Doing all the same things as u did. I can't get it work. But, when we set it during development time, it works fine... Please do guide me.. my project is going to due very soon...

Please helps...
awsexton
Mark, I understand what you are talking aboutbut this does not make it a dynamic webservice.

After working through this issue many times I have found that it is not possible to change it from static to dynamic in a Compact Framework enviornment. As stated in a post above.

I have tried to follow along the code with what would need to change in order to make it dynamic and be able to change the webservice on the fly and it just is to much work for me at this time.

I haven't seen anyone that has done this in a Compact Framework enviornment especially on a PocketPC. So, I guess I will have to save this for another time.
KwanzaBot
Exactly my point. I go from test to quality to production enviornments and all of them have different addresses. I have 2 webservices so that 6 different things I have to change. I really wish they would have made it dynamic.
Thunder0ne

guinea13,

Same as ur problem, I think compact framework doesn't support the dynamic function. After so many times of trying, i had finally given up the solution by deploying 2 same application with two different web service references. So, when they run it via Internet, they open up the first program, and when they run it via intranet, then, they open up second program.

This could solve my problem for the time being. But, i am still starving for this solution cause if our software is to be distributed to N number of clients. It's got to be a big problem for me, as developer.. where I need to keep recompile it for different customers....
Inga Verbitskaya - MSFT
I have tried to set a couple of different things but nothing seems to work.

Here is what I have tried:

I set code that would load read a xml file that has the webservices in it.

Try

    rdr = New Xml.XmlTextReader("\Windows\WebServiceUrl.xml")

    While rdr.Read()

      ' Look for a start node.

      If rdr.NodeType = Xml.XmlNodeType.Element Then

           If rdr.Name = "transactionWebService" Then

                   If rdr.NodeType = Xml.XmlNodeType.Text Then

                       'Set global vaiable

                     Me.BatchTransWebServiceUrl = rdr.Value

                   End If

              End If

           If rdr.Name = "inventoryBinWebService" Then

              If rdr.NodeType = Xml.XmlNodeType.Text Then

                    Me.InventoryServiceUrl = rdr.Value

             End If

          End If

   End If

End While

Catch ex As Exception

       MsgBox("Error Reading WebService XML File. File required for data transfer. ERROR DETAILS: " & ex.Message)

   Me.Close()

Finally

      If Not rdr Is Nothing Then rdr.Close()

End Try

After the file was loaded and the webservice was to be called I would set the URL in the Reference.vb file.

Public Sub New()

     MyBase.New()

     Me.Url = Global.App.program.InventoryServiceUrl

End Sub

I thought this would work but didn't.

I even tried to setting the global vaiable for the webservice URL when reading the xml file:

Global.App.My.WebServices.BatchTransactionService.Url

This didn't work eather.

Anyone know how to do this the right way
yishyuan
Where do I modify it

As in what file.

I don't see any file which is generated in the release directory that has the URL of the webservice in it.
karefrey
Hasn't anyone else run into this problem I am sure others have used this option before.
skea
Can you try to change URL at runtime
Barry Smith
I've tried changing the Url property of my Web service proxy object during runtime and it works fine. For my case, the WSDL stays the same. Does yours stay the same as well
WebReference Change Static to Dynamic Setting not working

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