On the File menu, point to New, and then click Project to open the New Project dialog box.

Expand the Visual C++ Projects folder, and then click the Win32 Project icon.

Change the name of the project to TempConvertClient4.

Click OK to launch the Win32 Application Wizard.

In the Win32 Application Wizard, do the following:

1. On the Application Settings page, click Console application.

2. Select ATL to add ATL library support.

3. Click Finish.

On the Project menu, click Add Web Reference.

In the URL box of the Add Web Reference dialog box, type the URL to obtain the service description of the XML Web service you want to access, such as http://localhost/TempConvert4/TempConvert4Service.asmx. Then click the Go button to retrieve information about the XML Web service.

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If the XML Web service exists on the local machine, click the Web services on the local machine link in the browser pane. Then click the link for the TempConvert4 XML Web service from the list provided to retrieve information about the XML Web service.

In the Web reference name box, rename the Web reference to ConvertSvc, which is the namespace you will use for this Web reference.

Click Add Reference to add a Web reference for the target XML Web service. For more information, see How to: Add and Remove Web References.

Visual Studio generates a new header file but does not add it to the project. However, it does save the generated header file to the project folder. The name of the header file depends on the XML Web service you chose to access. This header file is re-generated whenever you build the project. To obtain the correct name of the header file, examine the contents of the Output Window or the Output Window section of the build log (BuildLog.htm in the intermediate files directory). The correct filename appears on a line that resembles the following: /out:ConvertSvc.h. To view the Output Window, on the View menu point to Other Windows and click Output.

In Solution Explorer, locate stdafx.h in the Header Files folder and open this file for editing.

Add the following #define statements (in bold) after the existing #define WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN statement:

#define WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN
// Disable client timeout for testing. Default is 10000 milliseconds.
#define ATL_SOCK_TIMEOUT INFINITE
// Minimum system requirements are Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0, or later
#define _WIN32_WINDOWS 0x0410

Add the following #include statements after the existing #include for <atlbase.h>:

#include "ConvertSvc.h"
#include <conio.h>
#include <iostream>

Note

The name of the header file generated when adding a Web reference may differ from the one shown above as ConvertSvc.h. To obtain the correct name of the header file, examine the contents of the Output Window or the Output Window section of the build log (BuildLog.htm in the intermediate files directory). The correct filename appears on a line that resembles the following: /out:ConvertSvc.h. To view the Output Window, on the View menu point to Other Windows and click Output.

In Solution Explorer, locate TempConvertClient4.cpp in the Source Files folder and open this file for editing.

First, you will create an instance of the XML Web service's proxy class. Next, you will take a value, which the console provides, and make a call to the XML Web service's ConvertTemperature method by calling the method in the proxy class. You will then display the value returned by the XML Web service in the console. Enter the following code:

Note
The following code uses a class named TempConvert4Service::CTempConvert4Service. Refer to the generated header file in your project folder to determine the proper class name for the XML Web service and substitute it where TempConvert4Service::CTempConvert4Service appears in the code below.

#include "stdafx.h"
void AccessService(){
   using namespace std;
   double dFahrenheit = 0.0;
   double dCelsius = 0.0;
   TempConvert4Service::CTempConvert4Service ws;
   while (1){
      cout << "Enter a temperature in degrees Fahrenheit: ";
      cin >> dFahrenheit;
      if (!cin.good()){
          cout << "Not a temperature" << endl;
          break;
      }
      HRESULT hr = ws.ConvertTemperature(dFahrenheit, &dCelsius);
      if (SUCCEEDED(hr))
          cout << dFahrenheit << " F = " << dCelsius << " C\n" << endl;
      else
         cout << "An error occurred: " << hr << endl;
   }
}

int _tmain(int argc, _TCHAR* argv[]){
   if (SUCCEEDED(CoInitialize(NULL))){
      AccessService();
      CoUninitialize();
   }
   return 0;
}

Save the solution.

On the Build menu, click Build Solution.

On the Debug menu, click New Breakpoint.

On the Function tab, type AccessService in the Function box and click OK to place a breakpoint on the AccessService method declaration.

On the Debug menu, click Start.

Tip
F5 is the default keyboard shortcut for Start.

This command instructs Visual Studio to run the application in the debugger. Visual Studio builds the project and deploys it to the designated development server. Upon completion, the default browser displays the .asmx file from the deployment server.

To stop running the XML Web service and return to the Code Editor, close the browser.

— Or —

On the Debug menu, click Stop Debugging.

Tip
SHIFT+F5 is the default keyboard shortcut for Stop Debugging.

In the console window, type the number 212 and press ENTER.

When processing reaches the AccessService function, processing stops. The Visual Studio debugger highlights the line containing the breakpoint and while halted, you can perform a variety of tasks. For more information, see Debugger Roadmap and Viewing Data in the Debugger.

On the Debug menu, click Continue to continue processing.

Tip
F5 is the default keyboard shortcut for Continue.

The application creates a SOAP request message, which it sends to the XML Web service. In return, the application receives a SOAP response message. The application then parses the response and displays a message indicating that 212 degrees Fahrenheit is the equivalent of 100 degrees Celsius.

To stop running the application and return to the Code Editor, on the Debug menu, click Stop Debugging.

On the Debug menu, click Clear All Breakpoints.

Tip
Ctrl+Shift+F9 is the default keyboard shortcut for Clear All Breakpoints.