Restriction: This topic applies only when the Enterprise Server feature is enabled.
In addition to the default COBOL console client, you can optionally generate a WPF client for Web Service service interfaces.
To do so, check the
WPF Application option in your
Micro Focus Service Interfaces options before generating the client.
WPF client project
After generating a client,
Visual COBOL adds a client project to the solution that contains your service interface. The name of the project is
myServiceWPFApp, and contains the following components:
- References folder
- The project references required to run the WPF client application.
- Helper folder
- Additional COBOL programs and copybooks required to run the WPF client application.
- myServiceApp.xaml
- A WPF XAML file that marks the entry point of the client application.
- myServiceApp.xaml.cbl
- The code-behind page for
myServiceApp.xaml.
- myServiceWin.xaml
- A WPF XAML file that defines the visual presentation of the client.
- myServiceWin.xaml.cbl
- The code-behind page for
myServiceWin.xaml.
- corplogo.ico
- A
Micro Focus logo icon used in the visual presentation of the client
Editing a WPF client
To enhance its appearance and usability, you can optionally edit a WPF client component from
Visual COBOL by double-clicking a client component from the Solution Explorer.
Running a WPF client
You can run a WPF client directly from your project using the
Visual COBOL Debugger. Before doing so, ensure that:
- The
enterprise server instance configured to run the service is associated with the project that contains your service interface (.svi) file
- The
enterprise server instance is started
- Your service interface is deployed to the
enterprise server instance
- The WPF client project is set as the startup project
When you start the Debugger,
Visual COBOL automatically builds the client project and executes it.