Consuming a Webservice Part 2 of 2[等级：高级]（转载：aspfree)

Consuming a Webservice Part 2 of 2[等级：高级]（转载：aspfree)

iscovered how to create a webservice. In this article we@#re going to learn how to consume the 123aspx.com webservice and provide additional value to our users.

Overview

There are 3 parts to consuming a webservice:

1. Discovering the methods are available.

2. Creating a Proxy to the webservice.

3. Calling the webservice

Discovering the methods are available

Before we can begin using a webserivce, we need to understand it. ASP.NET makes this extremely easy by providing a helper page. If you call a webservice from your browser, such as http://64.85.12.73/WebSvc/whatsnew123aspx_ds.asmx , ASP.NET provides us with a very readable interface. In this example, we can see we have only 1 method available to us: GetNewResources. Upon further examination, this webmethod returns a dataset. Here is a screen shot of this page.