Hello,

I am trying to add a existing Web service to my application but after adding the Web service to my Web Application project, when I hit F5, I get the following error:

Error 24 Could not create type 'AutoComplete'. C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\bacardi\AutoComplete.asmx 1 

Thanks,

VK

Is the existing service built, up and running? Can you access it through a browser?

Hi,

My web service tag is given below:

  <%@ WebService Language="C#" CodeBehind="~/Test.cs" Class="Test" %>

 I could see that in every page, the page directive is Inherits = "<projectdll>.<pagename>. Does this has to do some thing with the problem. any ideas???

Are the web service and the Web Application Project in the same solution?

What version of Visual Studio are you using, and what edition (Express, Professional, etc.)

Have you done a full build of the web service? Can you access the web service URL through a browser?

 To be more specific about my case. I have a web application project which is converted from VS2003. The solution was compiled/built on a different computer and sent to me. Please note that the virtual directory is created under c:\inetpub\wwwroot. On my computer VS.NET is installed on D drive and so I copied the files to c:\inetpub\wwwroot folder and opened in my vs.net. I have added new aspx pages to the project and made lot of changes to it. Everything executes fine. But not this web service I created. Hope this helps.

Try changing the tag to:

<%@ WebService Language="C#" CodeBehind="~/AutoComplete.cs" Class="AutoComplete" %>

 Since that seems to be the name of the .asmx file.

the name of the existing web service I am planning to use is AutoComplete. The webservice tag in that file is:

<%@ WebService Language="C#" CodeBehind="~/AutoComplete.cs" Class="AutoComplete" %>

Since, that didnt work out, I created a new web service called test. tag is as follows:

 <%@ WebService Language="C#" CodeBehind="~/Test.cs" Class="Test" %>

both of them didnt work in my case.. Pls advise..

Forget about F5. Right-click the web service project and choose "Rebuild". Then try F5.

 And have you ever tried accessing the service from a browser like I asked?

 When I hit rebuild, again the same error. Could not create type test. While trying out on this. I have created one Web service application separately and tried to include all the methods in the existing web service and its created successfully now. I want to include this web service application in my project. I did the following steps:

Right click on my WAP solution > add existing project, browsed the project and added the project in my app. How do I use the web service application methods in my .aspx pages??

 missed your question in the previous post:

I have tried to access the web service in browser and I still get the same error. 

As I said, I have created one Web service application from 

File> New > Project> ASP.NET Web Services Application , I have successfully created and can run and get the data using the web service. I have added that to my solution. Can u pls advise on how to consume that web service in my Web Application Project.. Thanks for all your help..

Have you added a web reference to the service? Right-click your WAP and use "Add Web Reference".

Also, let's please stop saying "when I hit F5". The effect of F5 can differ depending on what you have selected. Instead, let's start right-clicking on projects and using "Debug->Start new instance".