Using LINQPad to Test simple .NET Functions

LINQPad can be used to test any .NET function.  Simply type in the .NET

Using LINQPad to test ASMX Web Services

Generate the SOAP client – open “Visual Studio Command Prompt” and run “WSDL <url>”

Compile the SOAP client – run “csc /t:library <filename generated in previous step>”

Add the correct references in LINQPad, one to the library we just created and one to System.Web.Services.dll

Type the necessary code to call the web service, just as you would have normally in Visual Studio

Using LINQPad to call a WCF Service

Generate the client – open “Visual Studio Command Prompt” and run “SVCUTIL /config:<path to LINQPad’s config file> /mergeConfig <url>”
Note that this will generate the client and will add the necessary settings in LINQPad’s config file

Compile the client – run “csc /t:library <code file generated in previous step>”

Add the correct references in LINQPad, one to the library we just created and one to System.ServiceModel.dll

Add the follow code and make adjustments as necessary

var endpoint = new System.ServiceModel.EndpointAddress(“http://www.ecubicle.net/gsearch_rss.asmx”);
var binding = new System.ServiceModel.BasicHttpBinding();
var oProxy = System.ServiceModel.ChannelFactory<gsearch_rssSoapChannel>.CreateChannel(binding, endpoint);

/* Code specific to service */
var request = new GetSearchResultsRequest() { Body = new GetSearchResultsRequestBody() };
request.Body.searchPage = “”;
request.Body.gQuery = “Test”;
request.Body.numOfResults = “50″;

bool successfulCall = false;
try
{
/* Service Call */
oProxy.GetSearchResults(request).Dump();
oProxy.Close();
successfulCall = true;
}
finally
{
if (!successfulCall)
{
oProxy.Abort();
}
}

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