List Data Retrieval Web Service

An adapter service that provides a method for performing queries against SharePoint lists.

To access this Web service set a Web reference to http://<site>/_vti_bin/DspSts.asmx.

For an example that shows how to use this service, see the Query method.

	Class	Description
	AllFields	Used in a query to specify that all the fields be returned from the data source.
	Authentication	Represents the authentication mode that is used to connect to the back-end server.
	DataRoot	Represents the root of the content document for a particular adapter instance.
	DspQuery	Defines the filter used in a query against a data source provider.
	DSQuery	Represents a query used by a data retrieval service.
	Field	Represents a single column in a query.
	Fields	Represents the collection of columns that are included in a query.
	OrderField	Represents the column by which the result is ordered.
	PTQuery	Represents a pass-through query.
	QueryRequest	Represents the request in a query.
	RequestHeader	Represents the request header in a query.
	ServerParameter	Represents a server parameter required by the server containing the data source.
	ServerParameterInfo	Represents information about the parameters used by the server containing the data source.
	StsAdapter	Represents the adapter service used to perform queries against sites and lists in Windows SharePoint Services.
	Versions	Represents the versions of the data retrieval service that are supported by an adapter or the versions being used in a query.

	Enumeration	Description
	ColumnMappingType	Indicates the type of XML format used for data returned in a query.
	DocumentType	Specifies the document type for a request.
	MethodType	Specifies the action of the request.
	OrderDirection	Specifies the direction in which a field or column is sorted.
	ResultContentType	Indicates the type of content that is returned through a query.