The Wsdl.exe is Web Services Description Language tool which
generates code for xml web services, and xml web service clients from Wsdl contract
Files, xsd schemas, and discovery documents.
The syntax for using this tool is:
wsdl [options] {URL | path}
The url is used to mention path to the .wsdl file, .xsd file
or discovery document.
The Path is used to mention path to the .wsdl file, .xsd
file or discovery document.
These are some of the options of the Wsdl tool with
description.
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Option
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Description
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/urlkey:key
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Specifies the configuration key to use in order to use the
default value for the url property when generating code.
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/d: domain
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Specifies the domain name to use when connecting to a
server that requires authentication.
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/l:language
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Specifies the language in which the code should be
generated.
Eg: C# , Vb .
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/n: namespace
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Specifies the namespace of the proxy class to be
generated.
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/o: FileName or Directory Name
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Specifies the file (or directory) to save the generated
proxy code to.
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/parameters
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Read command-line options from the specified xml file. Use
this option to pass the Wsdl.exe tool a large number of options atone time.
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/protocol: protocol name
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Specifies the protocol to implement. You can specify SOAP
(default), HttpGet, HttpPost, or a custom protocol specified in the
configuration file.
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/server
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Generates an abstract class for an XML Web service based
on the contracts.
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/u: userName
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Specifies the user name to use when connecting to a server
that requires authentication.
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/?
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Displays all the options available with wsdl.exe tool
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/proxy:URL
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Specifies the URL of the proxy server to use for HTTP
requests.
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Example 1:
To create a proxy class:
wsdl
http://hostServer/WebserviceRoot/WebServiceName.asmx?WSDL
A class by name myProxyClass.cs is generated.
Example 2:
To generate a class in VB:
wsdl /language:VB /out:myProxyClass.vb
http://hostServer/WebserviceRoot/WebServiceName.asmx?WSDL
