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I have a webservice like so:

[WebMethod]
public string EnterTheNumber(int number)
{ return "Incorrect! Try again!"; }

'Accessing XML Web Services from a Browser' in the .NET
Framework Developer's Guide describes how
'http://servername/vdir/webservicename.asmx/Methodname?
parameter=value'
should work.

But if I try:
'http://localhost/WebService1/Service1.asmx/EnterTheNumber?
number=5'
I get an 'Request format is unrecognized' exception.

Bob, the coder

The default for ASP.NET in the 1.0 Framework was to have all request
methods (SOAP, POST and GET) enabled by default. In the 1.1 Framework the
GET method is disabled. To enable it for this particular web service, add
the following to the web.config under the system.web node:

<webServices>
<protocols>
<add name="HttpGet"/>
</protocols>
</webServices>

This can be confirmed when debugging the service as the debug test pages
will now include the GET method in its examples.

Chris Marchal
Microsoft UK Developer Support
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

Thanks Chris,

I found the details in 'Configuration Options for XML Web
Services Created Using ASP.NET' in MSDN. I had overlooked
the changes since 1.0.

Bob, the Coder

>-----Original Message-----
>The default for ASP.NET in the 1.0 Framework was to have
all request
>methods (SOAP, POST and GET) enabled by default. In the
1.1 Framework the
>GET method is disabled. To enable it for this particular
web service, add
>the following to the web.config under the system.web node:
>
><webServices>
> <protocols>
> <add name="HttpGet"/>
> </protocols>
></webServices>
>
>This can be confirmed when debugging the service as the
debug test pages
>will now include the GET method in its examples.
>
>Chris Marchal
>Microsoft UK Developer Support
>This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and
confers no rights.
>
>.
>