web services: no source code on the server. compiled to dll

Approach Two: no source code on the server

Cons: extra step, compilation

Pros: seems faster than compiled-on-the-fly, no source code on server, more secure

create a directory on server, c:\testCompiledWs

create a virtual directory named SoSharp on IIS, pointing to c:\testCompileWS

*** create webservices on your development machine. 2 step ***

Step 1 of 2.

create a file geek.cs on your development machine...

  
    using System;

   using System.Web.Services;

   using System.Web.Services.Protocols;
public class OfTheTitans : WebService
   {

       [WebMethod]
       public string Interest()
       {
           return " batman " + DateTime.Now.ToString();
       }
    };   

...create a file geek.cs on your development machine

Step 2 of 2.

compile geek.cs to dll...

csc.exe /t:library geek.cs

Note: this will create geek.dll on your development machine

...compile geek.cs to dll

*** deploy geek.dll to your server. 2 steps ***

Step 1 of 2.

create a directory bin on server on c:\testCompiledWs

copy geek.dll on server on to c:\testCompiledWs\bin

Step 2 of 2.

create a file anorak.asmx on c:\testCompiledWs\bin ...

<%@ WebService Language="C#" CodeBehind="geek.cs" class="OfTheTitans" %>

... create a file anorak.asmx

Note: To test your webservices on your development machine, open your favorite browser, visit http://yourserveraddresshere/SoSharp/anorak.asmx

*** consume your webservices on your development machine. 3 steps ***

Step 1 of 3.

wsdl.exe http://yourserveraddresshere/SoSharp/anorak.asmx

Note: this will create OfTheTitans.cs on your development machine

Step 2 of 3.

create a file useanorak.cs on your development machine ...

       public class First
       {
           public static void Main()
           {
           OfTheTitans o = new OfTheTitans();
          
           System.Console.WriteLine("C# " + o.Interest());
           }
          
       }

...create a file useanorak.cs

Step 3 of 3.

compile and run the application...

csc.exe useanorak.cs OfTheTitans.cs

useanorak.exe

...compile and run

*** consume your webservices on your development machine, using VB.NET. 3 steps ***

Step 1.

wsdl.exe /l:vb http://yourserveraddresshere/SoSharp/anorak.asmx

Note: this will create OfTheTitans.vb on your development machine

Step 2.

create a file useanorak.vb on your development machine ...

        Public Class First
            Public Shared Sub Main()
                Dim o As OfTheTitans = new OfTheTitans()
              
                System.Console.WriteLine("VB " & o.Interest())
            End Sub
          
        End Class
      
        ...create a file useanorak.vb
    Step 3.

compile and run the application...

vbc.exe useanorak.vb OfTheTitans.vb

useanorak.exe

...compile and run

Note:

OfTheTitans.cs can also be compiled to dll so other language can use it as well, to consume OfTheTitans.dll in useanorak.vb, use /r compile option, reference:

vbc /r:OfTheTitans.dll useanorak.vb

this will create useanorak.exe