Total Time: 5 hour(s)

Summary: 
This course introduces users to Web services as they exist in the .NET Framework and shows users how to build and use Web services in their .NET applications.

Ojectives: 
After completing this course, students will be able to:
Control characteristics of Web methods by using attributes
Instantiate and invoke an XML Web service
Enable static discovery
Publish XML Web service definitions in the UDDI
Create and use SOAP extensions
Create asynchronous Web methods
Control XML wire format for an XML Web service

Topics: 
Understanding Web Services
SOAP
WSDL
Invoking Web Services
Creating and Testing the Web Service
Customizing the WebMethod Attribute
Disco and UDDI
Instantiating and Invoking Web Services
Using Web References
Extensible Web Services Architecture
Writing and Testing a Server-Side SOAP Extension
Writing a Client-Side SOAP Extension
Creating Asynchronous Web Methods
Controlling XML Wire Format
Using Literal Parameter Formatting
Using Encoded Parameter Formatting
Using RPC-Style Body Formatting
Wrapped and Bare Parameters
Using the XMLElement Attribute

Technical Requirements: 
P500+ Processor, 128MB of RAM; Windows 2000, 2003, XP, Minimum screen resolution 800x600, Internet Explorer 5.5 or higher; Windows Media Player 9.0 or higher; Flash 8.0 or higher; 56K minimum connection; broadband (256 kpbs or higher) connection recommended; Javascript, DHTML and cookies enabled; Sound card with speakers or headphones strongly recommended.