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How to use wcftestclient as svc file debugger for VS2008 SP1 - Visual Web Developer Team Blog

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How to use wcftestclient as svc file debugger for VS2008 SP1 - Visual Web Developer Team Blog

Wcftestclient can be used to debug a WCF service. Here are two ways to enable wcftestclient debugging in Visual Studio VS2008 SP1 web applications.

Tradition way:

In Web application project property page, web tab, one can specify start external program and command line argument for IIS based WCF:

Check Use Local IIS Web server and create a virtual directory on the local IIS (you’ve to enable WCF on .net3.0 with IIS7)
Specify start external program: C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0\Common7\IDE\WcfTestClient.exe
Specify command line argument: http://localhost/WcfService7/Service1.svc

category: Web Service | clicked: 9 | | source: blogs.msdn.com | show counter code

tags: Debug, IIS, Visual Studio, VS2008, VS2008 SP1, WCF, Web Service

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