How to Use a WCF Service without Adding a Service Reference or Proxy

Gajendra Medatia

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Shows how you can loosely couple your WCF service.

ArticalSourceCode.zip
- ArticalSourceCode
  - SampleSolution
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      - bin
        
        Debug
        
        ISampleService.dll
      - ISampleService.csproj
      - ISampleService.csproj.user
      - IService1.cs
      - obj
        
        Debug
        
        TempPE
      - Properties
        
        AssemblyInfo.cs
    - SampleServiceHost
      - App_Code
      - Bin
        
        ISampleService.dll
        
        WCFSampleService.dll
        
        WCFSampleService.dll.refresh
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      - web.config
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    - WCFSampleService
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        Debug
        
        ISampleService.dll
        
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      - obj
        
        Debug
        
        TempPE
      - Properties
        
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    - Default.aspx
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Gajendra Medatia

Software Developer (Senior)

United States

I am into Software Development since 1998. I have 12 +years of experience designing, developing and
Maintaining, applications and databases in corporate environments within Information Technology.
Strong experience with N-tier architecture, design, development, methodology, and Successfully
designed, developed and implemented Client/Server Systems, Intranet/Internet Applications and
databases utilizing C#, VB .Net , Visual Studio 2010 .NET, ASP.NET, MS SQL Server 2008, XML, IIS 7.5,
Windows 2003 and Windows XP. Expert in ASP.NET, WCF Service, WPF, Java Script, XML, HTML.

My skill Set: C#, VB.net ,ASP.NET, WCF, WPF, XML, JavaScript, SQL Server

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