Can I use wsHttpBinding along with webHttpBinding in a WCF service?

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I have a custom username-password WCF service that needs to be called by Windows client (Winforms application) as well as by Web client (html/aspx page). I have two endpoints declarations in web.config but, to make it work, I have to comment one of them and so, only the client type, associated with that un-commented endpoint, can access the service. If I un-comment that, and comment the other one, other client can access it. I can't keep both of them and so I can't access it from both types of clients.

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<service behaviorConfiguration="Behavior1" name="BeST.Service.Service">
    <endpoint address="" binding="webHttpBinding" contract="BeST.Service.IService" behaviorConfiguration="EndpBehavior"></endpoint>
    <endpoint address="" binding="wsHttpBinding" bindingConfiguration="Binding1"
     contract="BeST.Service.IService" />
    <endpoint address="mex" binding="mexHttpBinding" contract="IMetadataExchange" />
    <host>
      <baseAddresses>
        <add baseAddress="http://localhost/" />
      </baseAddresses>
    </host>
  </service>

just as the code shows, I need to use both endpoints (above two endpoints) if I want to make this service work for both clients OR, if there's another way to have it done, please help!

Posted 13-Jan-13 21:56pm

Umais ASGHAR

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Umais ASGHAR · Accepted Answer · 2013-01-13T22:09:00

change the address property of one of the endpoints and use that in your service URL, it should work; the problem occurring in your case is the similarity of "address" of two endpoints.

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<service behaviorconfiguration="Behavior1" name="BeST.Service.Service">
  <endpoint>address="web" binding="webHttpBinding" contract="BeST.Service.IService" behaviorConfiguration="EndpBehavior"></endpoint>
  <endpoint address="" binding="wsHttpBinding" bindingconfiguration="Binding1">
    contract="BeST.Service.IService" />
  <endpoint address="mex" binding="mexHttpBinding" contract="IMetadataExchange" />
  <host>
    <baseaddresses>
      <add baseaddress="http://localhost/" />
    </baseaddresses>
  </host>
</endpoint></service>