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How to: Migrate Configuration Files from WSE 2.0 to 3.0

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Configuration files that are created for an application that uses Web Services Enhancements for Microsoft .NET (WSE) 2.0 must be updated for use in WSE 3.0. This topic describes how to migrate configuration files from WSE 2.0 to WSE 3.0 using the WSE Settings 3.0 Tool. For a detailed list of the configuration file differences between WSE 2.0 and 3.0, see Configuration File Differences between WSE 2.0 and 3.0.

To migrate WSE 2.0 configuration files to WSE 3.0 from within Visual Studio 2005

  1. Open the project that contains the configuration file to convert in Visual Studio 2005.

  2. Run the WSE Settings 3.0 Tool.

    1. In Solution Explorer, right-click the project name, and then click WSE Settings 3.0….
      The WSE 3.0 Upgrade dialog appears.
    2. Click Yes to migrate the WSE 2.0 configuration file to WSE 3.0.
      The WSE Settings 3.0 Tool tool migrates the configuration file to WSE 3.0.
    3. Click OK.
      The WSE Settings 3.0 Tool is dismissed.

To migrate WSE 2.0 configuration files to WSE 3.0 without Visual Studio 2005

  1. Click Start, point to All Programs, point to Microsoft WSE 3.0, and then click Configuration Editor.

  2. On the File menu, click Open.

  3. In the Open dialog box, navigate to a .config file that you want to view or modify, and then click Open.

    The WSE 3.0 Upgrade dialog appears.

  4. Click Yes to migrate the WSE 2.0 configuration file to WSE 3.0.

    The WSE Settings 3.0 Tool tool migrates the configuration file to WSE 3.0.

  5. On the File menu, click Exit.

    The Save Configuration Settings dialog appears.

  6. Click Yes to save the configuration changes.

    The WSE Settings 3.0 Tool is dismissed.

See Also

Tasks

How to: Migrate Code that Secures a SOAP Message without Policy to Use Custom Policy Assertions

Concepts

Configuration File Differences between WSE 2.0 and 3.0

Other Resources

Migrating Applications from WSE 2.0 to 3.0