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Deploying Web Services

Web Services are ASP.NET applications that run on the Web. The application is represented by a DLL—the Web Service—and the .asmx file that plays the role of the base URL for consumer applications. The following summarized steps describe what you need to do to deploy a Web Service.

1.	Create a Web application directory from the Web server root.
2.	Copy the .asmx file to the Web application directory you created.
3.	Add a .disco file to support discovery (optional).
4.	Add a Web.config file if you need configuration information other than the default behavior.
5.	Create a \bin subfolder in your Web application directory and copy to it the Web Service DLL and supporting DLLs (except for .NET DLLs).

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