how to convert a webservice into wcf

Normally you would have an interface

using System;

using System.Collections.Generic;

using System.Data;

using System.ServiceModel;



namespace DAL

{

    [ServiceContract]

    public interface IDAL

    {

        [OperationContract]

       DataSet bind() ;

    }

}

and you will have a class that will implement the interface like this

namespace DAL

{

    public class DAL:IDAL

    {

        public DataSet bind()

        {

          DataSet ds=new DataSet();

          ds.ReadXml(Server.MapPath("People.Xml");

          return ds; 

        }

and in your application, you can do the same thing when you access the service, the difference will be that , you will see something like blablaClient and you can consume your method

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Hi friend
this is my code

public class Service1 : IService1
{
public DataSet bind()
{

DataSet ds = new DataSet();
ds.ReadXml(HttpContext.Current.Server.MapPath("People.xml"));
return ds;

}

}
error is showing
error is
object referencce not set to instance of an object

and another one is
i can't write
ds.ReadXml(Server.MapPath("People.xml"));
instead of
ds.ReadXml(HttpContext.Current.Server.MapPath("People.xml"));

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Let me see your Interface and in which line do you get an Error?

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ds.ReadXml(HttpContext.Current.Server.MapPath("People.xml"));
here showing error
error is

object referencce not set to instance of an object

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Hi,

You need to provide the full path of the XML file? with the root folder as well... Since its not having the correct path its showing object reference error

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Hi,karthik can you send the sample code of
full path of the XML file? with the root folder.


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Hi,

You need to give like this

Server.MapPath("../../Directory/SubDirA/SubDirB/Yourpage.aspx")

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Hi Karthik
this is not an aspx page.It is a class file

public class Service1 : IService1
{

public DataSet bind()
{

DataSet ds = new DataSet();


ds.ReadXml(HttpContext.Current.Server.MapPath("XMLFile1.xml"));
return ds;


}

}

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Yeah instead of ASPX Page give the .xml url... this something like a fully qualified xml link

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Hi Karthik I have changed the code like this .still showing Error

public class Service1 : IService1
{

public DataSet bind()
{

DataSet ds = new DataSet();

ds.ReadXml(HttpContext.Current.Server.MapPath("C:Documents and Settings/baijukl/My Documents/Visual Studio 2008/WcfService3/WcfService3/XMLFile1.xml"));
return ds;


}

}
}

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See you code should be something like this... Place the xml in your resource folder of your project and try to use it as below

public class Service1 : IService1

{



public DataSet bind()

{



DataSet ds = new DataSet();



ds.ReadXml(HttpContext.Current.Server.MapPath("../Resourcefolder/XMLFile1.xml"));

return ds;





}



}

}

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Hi Karthik
I finally tested this

ds.ReadXml(HttpContext.Current.Server.MapPath("../Xml/XMLFile1.xml"));
showing same Error

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OK what error you are getting nw?

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error is
object referencce not set to instance of an object
do u have any idea

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This is def that the input xml is not mapped correctly... you need to check the path correctly...

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ds.ReadXml(HttpContext.Current.Server.MapPath("C:Documents and Settings/baijukl/My Documents/Visual Studio 2008/WcfService3/WcfService3/XMLFile1.xml"));
this is the correct path
i don't know what to do

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that is not a Full path , access the file via "My computer" and where the file is , look at the adressbar , it will have your path

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i have checked the same in an ordinary application just like this
DataSet ds = new DataSet();
ds.ReadXml(HttpContext.Current.Server.MapPath("Dept.xml"));

GridView1.DataSource = ds;
GridView1.DataBind();
this is working fine. then why it is showing error in wcf

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Can you send the detailed error description?

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Hi friend this is full code.
you just try this example

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K L BAIJU

---------------------

[ServiceContract]
public interface IService1
{


[OperationContract]
IEnumerable<Department> depts();

}


//implementation
public class Service1 : IService1
{



public IEnumerable<Department> depts()
{
XDocument xdoc = XDocument.Load(HttpContext.Current.Server.MapPath("Dept.xml"));
IEnumerable<Department> depts = from p in xdoc.Descendants("Department")
select new Department
{
Name = p.Element("Id").Value,
Dept = p.Element("Dept").Value,

};
return depts;

}
}
---Department.cs

public class Department
{
public string Name
{ get; set; }
public int Id
{ get; set; }
public string Dept
{ get; set; }
}


-------------
Dept.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<Departments>
<Department>
<Id>100</Id>
<Name>Arun</Name>
<Dept>electrical</Dept>
</Department>
<Department>
<Id>108</Id>
<Name>Kiran</Name>
<Dept>computer</Dept>
</Department>
</Departments>

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Anyone have idea

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