Vista - vs2008 Add Service Reference generates Reference.cs which wont com

I have tried several times to build the simplest WCF service lib in VS2008 -
out of a dozen tries, the built in tools have worked once.

1. In vs2008, I create a WCF service library called WCFSvcLib, and compile
it, goes OK
2. I create a small WinForm app to host it, add a ref to WCFSvcLib, that
goes ok
I can run the host, and start the service
3. I create a WinForm app as a Client, WCFClient
4. R-Click on the WCFClient Project/Add Service Reference/Discover
The tool shows
http://localhost:8731/Design_Time_Ad...b/Service1/mex
I take the defaults, the service reference is added and Reference.cs is
generated
5. When I then try to build WCFClient, I get the same 7 errors on 4 lines
from Reference.cs.
The lines are 89,94,85, and 11.
The error is
The type name 'ServiceReference1' does not exist in the type
'WCFClient.WCFClient'

Here is a line from Reference.cs that throws the compile error
public interface IService1Channel : WCFClient.ServiceReference1.IService1,
System.ServiceModel.IClientChannel {}

In the WCFClient form1.cs, if I type
using WCFClient.
the IDE shows me ServiceReference1

But it wont build

An interesting detail - in the project that finally took the Service
Reference, I can add service methods, rebuild the service, update the service
reference in the IDE, and all is well.
But in the projects which refused the Reference.cs, nothing I do will make
them build - even though they are line for line the same.

Did I say any help would be appreciated? It would...



"BillInPA" wrote:

Hi Bill,

Any luck with this? I seem to be having a similar problem....
Thanks!



On Dec 18 2007, 2:33 pm, BillInPA <BillI...@xxxxxx>
wrote:

Hi Brent - Yes, I think I have made some headway
The issue was, I was selecting a WCF Class Library project type, that is I
want the WCF to be insulated from the host app
When you do so, there is an App.Config created in the WCF project
That file's contents have to be copied into the Host App project's
App.Config, as it contains all the service information.

Also, I find that in order to generate the proxies, start the WCF service,
then from a Client project on the Same Machine, add the service reference.

Once you do so, you can take that client project to another machine and
build/run it.
But, I have been unsuccessful adding the service ref from another machine.
I suspect that is because I havent aken the time to actually host the WCF in
IIS.

HTH - Good Luck, keep in touch



"Brent Brown" wrote: