The ASPAlliance.com website uses several web services to provide consistent layout to the many different applications that comprise the site. Each columnist has their own ASP.NET website, and so in order to share a common look and feel across the entire site, the ASPAllianceTemplate web service is used. Other web services will be included in the near future, including some that may be consumed by directory sites listing all articles on the site.

• Articles Service -- Includes methods for retrieving lists of articles.
• Community Events Service -- Includes methods for adding and listing events for the Community Events Calendar.
• ASPAllianceTemplate Service -- Includes methods for rendering the look and feel using the standard ASP Alliance template. Sample code below.

To use the look and feel template, simply add a header and footer literal to your .aspx page, add a Web Reference to this service, and add the following to your Page_Load event:

// Begin ASPAlliance.com Template Code //////////////////////////////////////////
	bool printview = false; 
	if (Request.QueryString["print"] != null) printview = true;

	// this call's signature will vary based on how you named your web reference
	ASPAlliance.WebServices.localhost.ASPAllianceTemplate template = 
		new ASPAlliance.WebServices.localhost.ASPAllianceTemplate();
		
	template.Timeout = 10000;
	ASPAHeader.Text = template.topTemplate("Web Services","webservices",printview);
	ASPAFooter.Text = template.bottomTemplate("webservices",printview);
	
// End ASPAlliance.com Template Code ////////////////////////////////////////////