Does Microsoft.ServiceModel.Web only work in GAC?

Hi guys,

I created my first WCF RESTful service with just one GetData so I can try, and it works perfectly in localhost, but when I add it to a hosting environment, I get:

Server Error in '/' Application.

Compilation Error

Description: An error occurred during the compilation of a resource required to service this request. Please review the following specific error details and modify your source code appropriately.

Compiler Error Message: CS0234: The type or namespace name 'ServiceModel' does not exist in the namespace 'Microsoft' (are you missing an assembly reference?)

Does this means that I need to place the dll in the GAC to this work? Shouldn't work in the BIN forlder of my Service?

Here is how my service folder looks like:

Service.svc
Service.svc.cs
web.config
BIN
  Microsoft.ServiceModel.Web.dll
  Microsoft.ServiceModel.Web.pdb
  MyService.dll
  MyService.pdb
PROPERTIES
  AssemblyInfo.cs

What can I do in order to make this working?

Thank you.

Re: Does Microsoft.ServiceModel.Web only work in GAC?

got the problem...

I am not configuring the DLL in the web.config file.

But how can i add this, what's the code? in <appSettings>?

Re: Does Microsoft.ServiceModel.Web only work in GAC?

the web dll need not be gaced. Just having it in the bin should be fine.

Can you check if you have referenced the web dll correctly?

Re: Does Microsoft.ServiceModel.Web only work in GAC?

I did, and it works fine locally :(

Line 4:  using System.ServiceModel;
Line 5:  using System.ServiceModel.Activation;
Line 6:  using Microsoft.ServiceModel.Web;
Line 7:  
Line 8:  namespace MyService

and the dll is in the BIN folder.
I have no idea what to wrte in the web.config (if I need to write something)

Re: Does Microsoft.ServiceModel.Web only work in GAC?

what version of the .net framework is installed on your machine?

How are you hosting the service? IIS?

Can you give a quick shot to self hosted service and see if the problem is IIS or something else.

Re: Does Microsoft.ServiceModel.Web only work in GAC?

I'm pretty sure there's nothing you need to write in the web.config folder as long as the dll is in Bin.