{"id":12428,"date":"2023-03-18T02:52:41","date_gmt":"2023-03-18T02:52:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/?p=12428"},"modified":"2023-03-18T02:52:41","modified_gmt":"2023-03-18T02:52:41","slug":"revolutionize-your-visual-studio-2019-experience-by-mastering-the-art-of-running-wcf-services-heres-how","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/revolutionize-your-visual-studio-2019-experience-by-mastering-the-art-of-running-wcf-services-heres-how\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Revolutionize Your Visual Studio 2019 Experience by Mastering the Art of Running WCF Services &#8211; Here&#8217;s How!&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_49 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"ez-toc-toggle-icon-1\"><label for=\"item-678755b2bc5b2\" aria-label=\"Table of Content\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><input  type=\"checkbox\" id=\"item-678755b2bc5b2\"><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/revolutionize-your-visual-studio-2019-experience-by-mastering-the-art-of-running-wcf-services-heres-how\/#WCF_Service_in_Visual_Studio_2019_A_Guide\" title=\"WCF Service in Visual Studio 2019: A Guide\">WCF Service in Visual Studio 2019: A Guide<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2'><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/revolutionize-your-visual-studio-2019-experience-by-mastering-the-art-of-running-wcf-services-heres-how\/#Creating_A_WCF_Service_in_Visual_Studio_2019\" title=\"Creating A WCF Service in Visual Studio 2019\">Creating A WCF Service in Visual Studio 2019<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/revolutionize-your-visual-studio-2019-experience-by-mastering-the-art-of-running-wcf-services-heres-how\/#Configuring_the_WCF_Service\" title=\"Configuring the WCF Service\">Configuring the WCF Service<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/revolutionize-your-visual-studio-2019-experience-by-mastering-the-art-of-running-wcf-services-heres-how\/#Running_the_WCF_Service_in_Visual_Studio_2019\" title=\"Running the WCF Service in Visual Studio 2019\">Running the WCF Service in Visual Studio 2019<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/revolutionize-your-visual-studio-2019-experience-by-mastering-the-art-of-running-wcf-services-heres-how\/#Testing_the_WCF_Service\" title=\"Testing the WCF Service\">Testing the WCF Service<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/revolutionize-your-visual-studio-2019-experience-by-mastering-the-art-of-running-wcf-services-heres-how\/#Conclusion\" title=\"Conclusion\">Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"WCF_Service_in_Visual_Studio_2019_A_Guide\"><\/span>WCF Service in Visual Studio 2019: A Guide<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>If you are looking to develop and deploy services that can communicate with other applications, then WCF (Windows Communication Foundation) framework is what you need. Here is a guide on how to run a WCF service in Visual Studio 2019.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Creating_A_WCF_Service_in_Visual_Studio_2019\"><\/span>Creating A WCF Service in Visual Studio 2019<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The first step is to create a new WCF service in Visual Studio 2019:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Launch Visual Studio 2019 on your computer<\/li>\n<li>Click on File &rarr; New &rarr; Project<\/li>\n<li>Select &ldquo;WCF Service Application&rdquo;<\/li>\n<li>Enter your preferred name for the service in the &ldquo;Name&rdquo; field<\/li>\n<li>Select a location to save the project and click on &ldquo;Create&rdquo;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Configuring_the_WCF_Service\"><\/span>Configuring the WCF Service<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>After creating your WCF service, you need to configure it before running it:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Open the &ldquo;App.config&rdquo; file in your Visual Studio project<\/li>\n<li>Modify the configuration settings based on your requirements such as binding, contract, and endpoint for your service in the &ldquo;system.serviceModel&rdquo; section of the configuration file<\/li>\n<li>Save the changes made to the configuration<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Running_the_WCF_Service_in_Visual_Studio_2019\"><\/span>Running the WCF Service in Visual Studio 2019<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>You are now ready to run your WCF service:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Open the WCF service project in Visual Studio 2019<\/li>\n<li>Compile the project by clicking on &ldquo;Build &rarr; Build Solution&rdquo;<\/li>\n<li>Click on &ldquo;Debug &rarr; Start Without Debugging&rdquo; or press &ldquo;Ctrl + F5&rdquo;<\/li>\n<li>This will launch the service and open the WCF Test Client tool which allows you to test your service<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Testing_the_WCF_Service\"><\/span>Testing the WCF Service<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>To test your WCF service in the WCF Test Client tool, follow these steps:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Click on &ldquo;File &rarr; Add Service&rdquo; in the WCF Test Client tool<\/li>\n<li>Enter the URL of the service endpoint in the form &ldquo;http:\/\/localhost:50988\/Service1.svc&rdquo;<\/li>\n<li>Click on &ldquo;OK&rdquo; to add the service to the WCF Test Client tool<\/li>\n<li>Invoke the service methods by clicking on the method names and providing the required input parameters<\/li>\n<li>The response from the service will be displayed in the &ldquo;Response&rdquo; panel<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span>Conclusion<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>With this guide, you can effectively run a WCF service in Visual Studio 2019. Remember to properly configure your WCF service and test it thoroughly before deploying it to a production environment. By adhering to these best practices, you can guarantee that your WCF service runs smoothly and reliably communicates between applications.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WCF Service in Visual Studio 2019: A Guide If you are looking to develop and deploy services that can communicate with other applications, then WCF&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12142,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3297],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Visual-Studio-ULTIMATE-GUIDE-How-To-step-by-step-Tutorial.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12428"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12428"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12428\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13381,"href":"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12428\/revisions\/13381"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12142"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12428"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12428"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12428"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}