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hi Gary <br />
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That's what I thought - thanks for confirming my assumptions. I cannot get anything to load even if I type the url on a web browser. <br />
I have contacted the support &nbsp;- ( they are a bit slow to respond ) but good to be prepared so asked the question here.
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hi Gary

That's what I thought - thanks for confirming my assumptions. I cannot get anything to load even if I type the url on a web browser.
I have contacted the support  - ( they are a bit slow to respond ) but good to be prepared so asked the question here.

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I have a windows application that references web services. &nbsp;<br />
This application was something that worked a couple of months before - but now gives me an error on one of the web services.<br />
I tried to update the web service reference and get the below error too. &nbsp;<br />
&quot;There was an error downloading <a href="http://" rel="ugc nofollow">http://</a>&nbsp;&lt;ip address&gt;/service.asmx?WSDL<wbr /><br />
The request failed with the error message .....<br />
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I have a windows application that references web services.  
This application was something that worked a couple of months before - but now gives me an error on one of the web services.
I tried to update the web service reference and get the below error too.  
"There was an error downloading http:// <ip address>/service.asmx?WSDL
The request failed with the error message .....


error on web service update error downloading http:// ....

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

Web applications are systems that run in browsers that perform functions normally associated with other client-based programs. One of the most commonly used web applications is email; instead of downloading individual emails to a local machine, the data is shown through a website. Other examples of web applications are collaborative systems like a wiki or an online game.

Web Applications

Most development for the Microsoft platform is done utilizing the technologies supported by the.NET framework. Other development is done using Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) for programs like Access, Excel, Word and Outlook, with PowerShell for scripting, or with SQL for large databases.