Dynamically selecting a Web Service using a URL for a consuming client

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I'm very new to web service development, so forgive me if my question is a trivial one, but I've tried searching on many forums and couldn't find any information anywhere.

I developed a web service in Java, and as part of an assignment I have to complete for my University degree, I created a consumer of this web service in C#. Now when I deploy the Java web service in Netbeans using the Glassfish server, I can easily connect to the webservice from the C# application, since I imported the webservice reference and refer to it in my C# code.

I need to make the C# application connect to the Java Web service remotely however, by inserting the URL (or IP address) and port number of the server of the Java Web Service (being hosted on the glassfish server), thereby being able to connect even from a different machine.

How can this be completed?

Posted 27-Jan-12 2:33am

Luke Buttigieg

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Jyothikarthik_N · Accepted Answer · 2012-01-27T04:29:00

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Hi,

If your Java Web Service is hosted [on Glassfish Server] on a server machine.,
you should basically get a get a Web Service URL like so:

http://Mac-name:port/servicename

Such URL could be used to add reference to your C# application at Design Time.

If the same needs to be during runtime,
you can simply create objects for Address, Binding, and Contract (With the address as the above address)
and connect to the service.

Posted 27-Jan-12 4:29am

Jyothikarthik_N

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Luke Buttigieg 29-Jan-12 10:17am

Hi thanks for your answer. Where and how can you insert such an address though? I've been looking around for objects or properties I can edit at design time which would allow me to insert the custom URL, but to no avail. Any nudge in the right direction would be greatly appreciated. Please note I'm not using WCF but the older technology.

Luke Buttigieg 31-Jan-12 14:19pm

I managed by editing the Address property. It wasn't that hard after all. Thanks a million!

[no name] 31-Jan-12 15:55pm

That's great, kudos :) You *MUST* be feeling great!