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Adding a web reference to a project

I am trying to add a reference to a webservice (not one I created, its off somewhere else). When I try and add the reference I get the message:

"Metadata publishing for this service is currently disabled" (see details in code section below)

Is this somethign I am doing wrong? Or is it something that needs to be changed on the other end?

Service
 
 
This is a Windows© Communication Foundation service.
 
Metadata publishing for this service is currently disabled.
 
If you have access to the service, you can enable metadata publishing by completing the following steps to modify your web or application configuration file:
 
1. Create the following service behavior configuration, or add the <serviceMetadata> element to an existing service behavior configuration:
 
<behaviors>
    <serviceBehaviors>
        <behavior name="MyServiceTypeBehaviors" >
            <serviceMetadata httpGetEnabled="true" />
        </behavior>
    </serviceBehaviors>
</behaviors>
 
2. Add the behavior configuration to the service:
 
<service name="MyNamespace.MyServiceType" behaviorConfiguration="MyServiceTypeBehaviors" >
 
Note: the service name must match the configuration name for the service implementation.
 
3. Add the following endpoint to your service configuration:
 
<endpoint contract="IMetadataExchange" binding="mexHttpBinding" address="mex" />
 
Note: your service must have an http base address to add this endpoint.
 
The following is an example service configuration file with metadata publishing enabled:
 
<configuration>
    <system.serviceModel>
 
        <services>
            <!-- Note: the service name must match the configuration name for the service implementation. -->
            <service name="MyNamespace.MyServiceType" behaviorConfiguration="MyServiceTypeBehaviors" >
                <!-- Add the following endpoint.  -->
                <!-- Note: your service must have an http base address to add this endpoint. -->
                <endpoint contract="IMetadataExchange" binding="mexHttpBinding" address="mex" />
            </service>
        </services>
 
        <behaviors>
            <serviceBehaviors>
                <behavior name="MyServiceTypeBehaviors" >
                    <!-- Add the following element to your service behavior configuration. -->
                    <serviceMetadata httpGetEnabled="true" />
                </behavior>
            </serviceBehaviors>
        </behaviors>
 
    </system.serviceModel>
</configuration>
 
For more information on publishing metadata please see the following documentation: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=65455.

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Anurag Thakur

try this one out - might be helpful

Mikal613

http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/forums/en-US/wcf/thread/b790c2bc-71b1-4e4d-8b4e-ebf67ad07dde

BobBarker_99

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Yes I have read that, but is that something I need to do on my end? Or is it something the owner of the webservice needs to do on their end?

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Anurag Thakur

the following clearly states that it has to done on the web service front

Metadata publishing is no longer enabled by default for WCF services. You must now explicitly configure metadata endpoints for your service by adding the ServiceMetadataBehavior (from System.ServiceModel.Description namespace) to your service and adding a IMetadataExchange-based endpoint using the standard mechanisms for adding endpoints to a WCF service.

Mikal613

"whoever is hosting the service" They have access to the Service