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WCF 4.0 Multi-tier Services Development with LINQ to Entities

You're reading from   WCF 4.0 Multi-tier Services Development with LINQ to Entities Build SOA applications on the Microsoft platform with this hands-on guide updated for VS2010

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Published in Jun 2010
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781849681148
Length 348 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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WCF 4.0 Multi-tier Services Development with LINQ to Entities
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
Preface
1. Introducing Web Services and Windows Communication Foundation 2. Implementing a Basic HelloWorld WCF Service FREE CHAPTER 3. Hosting and Debugging the HelloWorld WCF Service 4. Implementing a WCF Service in the Real World 5. Adding Database Support and Exception Handling to the RealNorthwind WCF Service 6. LINQ—Language Integrated Query 7. LINQ to Entities: Basic Concepts and Features 8. LINQ to Entities: Advanced Concepts and Features 9. Applying LINQ to Entities to a WCF Service 10. Distributed Transaction Support of WCF Index

Hosting the WCF service in ASP.NET Development Server


HelloWorldService is a class library. It has to be hosted in an environment so that client applications may access it. In this section, we will explain how to host it using ASP.NET Development Server. Later, in the next chapter, we will discuss more hosting options for a WCF service.

Creating the host application

There are several built-in host applications for WCF services within Visual Studio 2010. However, in this section, we will manually create the host application so that you can have a better understanding of what a hosting application is really like under the hood. In subsequent chapters, we will explain and use the built-in hosting application.

To host the library using ASP.NET Development Server, we need to add a new website to the solution. Follow these steps to create this website:

  1. In Solution Explorer, right-click on the Solution file and select Add | New Web Site… from the context menu. The Add New Web Site dialog window...

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WCF 4.0 Multi-tier Services Development with LINQ to Entities
Published in: Jun 2010
Publisher: Packt
ISBN-13: 9781849681148
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