Getting started

• Introduction to Programming Web Services in Managed Code

  Describes the XML Web services programming model in managed code.

• XML Web Services Using ASP.NET

  Provides links to information about how to create XML Web services in ASP.NET, and about how they work.

• Creating WCF Services for ASP.NET AJAX

  Describes Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) services that are hosted as ASP.NET compatible services.

• Web References in Visual Studio

  Provides information about how to reference Web services in Visual Studio projects and about the proxy classes that represent a Web service. 

Creating and using Web services

• Walkthrough: Creating and Using an ASP.NET Web Service in Visual Web Developer

  Provides a step-by-step tutorial on how to create an ASP.NET Web service and how to call it.

• How to: Add and Remove Web References

  Describes how to use tools in Visual Studio to create a proxy class for a Web service.

• How to: Call a Web Service

  Describes how to call Web service methods.

Creating and using Web services in AJAX

• Using Web Services in ASP.NET AJAX

  Describes ASP.NET Web services, which are ASP.NET and Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) custom services that are called from client script that runs in AJAX-enabled ASP.NET Web pages. 

• Walkthrough: Creating and Using AJAX-Enabled Web Service

  Shows how to create an AJAX-enabled Web service in Visual Studio and how to create a Web page that calls the Web service by using client script. 

• Exposing Web Services to Client Script

  Shows how to make a Web service available to client script that runs in the browser.

• Exposing WCF Services to Client Script

  Shows how to make a WCF service available to client script that runs in the browser.

• Calling Web Services from Client Script

  Shows how to use AJAX functionality in ASP.NET to call a Web service from client script that runs in the browser.

Using application services in AJAX

• Using Forms Authentication with ASP.NET AJAX

  Shows how to call the application authentication service from client script that runs in the browser.

• Using Roles Information with ASP.NET AJAX

  Shows how to call the application role service from client script that runs in the browser.

• Using Profile Information with ASP.NET AJAX

  Shows how to call the application profile service from client script that runs in the browser.

Using application services as WCF services

• ASP.NET Application Services Overview

  Describes ASP.NET and Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) application services, which provide a consistent way to provide authentication, roles, and profile properties to any client in order to build service-oriented applications.

• How to: Enable the WCF Authentication Service.

  Shows how to use the application authentication service as a Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) service.

• How to: Enable the WCF Role Service.

  Shows how to use the application role service as a Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) service.

• How to: Enable the WCF Profile Service.

  Shows how to use the application profile service as a Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) service.

• Walkthrough: Using ASP.NET Application Services.

  Shows how to use the application services in a Windows application.