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Tell us what database it is, what os, etc ...
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Tell us what database it is, what os, etc ...

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Sorry, its just a System.Data.DataTable. &nbsp;I'm creating in memory, and then want to transfer it over a webservice. &nbsp;
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Sorry, its just a System.Data.DataTable.  I'm creating in memory, and then want to transfer it over a webservice.  

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I have a datatable which I will be sending over a webservice. &nbsp;Is it possible to zip or compress it somehow before I send it (it doenst need to be sent as a datatable as long as I can reconstruct it as a datatable on the other side). &nbsp;<br />
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I have a datatable which I will be sending over a webservice.  Is it possible to zip or compress it somehow before I send it (it doenst need to be sent as a datatable as long as I can reconstruct it as a datatable on the other side).  



Compressing a datatable

A Web service is a method of communication between two electronic devices over a network. It is a software function provided at a network address over the Web with the service always on as in the concept of utility computing. A web service has an interface described in Web Services Description Language (WSDL). Other systems interact with the Web service in a manner prescribed by its description using SOAP (Simple Object Access Protocol) messages. There are two major classes of Web services: REST-compliant web services, and Arbitrary web services.

Web Services

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