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Generating Proxy Code Using Visual Studio 2008

Like any good command-line tool, svcutil.exe provides a great number of options that can be used

to control how the client proxy is generated. If you do not require these advanced options, you are

able to generate the same two files using the Visual Studio 2008 IDE. Simply select the Add Service

Reference option from the Project menu.

Once you activate this menu option, you will be prompted to enter the service URI. At this

point click the Go button to see the service description (see Figure 25-9).

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Figure 25-9.

Generating the proxy files using Visual Studio 2008

Beyond creating and inserting the proxy files into your current project, this tool is kind enough

to reference the WCF assemblies automatically on your behalf. As a naming convention, the proxy

class is defined within a namespace called ServiceReference, which is nested in the client’s name-

space (to avoid possible name clashes). Here, then, is the complete client code: