In order to complete this walkthrough, you will need the following:

• Northwind.mdf.
• Visual Studio 2008/2010 Application.

1. Launch Visual Studio.NET 2010.
2. Click on File menu, then select New and click Web Site.
3. Select ASP.NET Web Site in the Template box.
4. Named the Web Site and click OK.
5. In the Solution Explorer, right-click on App_Data and select Add Existing Item.
6. Browse and add NorthWind.mdf in C:\Program Files\Intersoft Solutions\Data (Default installation folder).
7. Add new page in App_Code and select Linq to Sql classes template. Named it Northwind.dbml.
   
   
   
   
8. Drag Table Customer in Northwind.mdf from Server Explorer.
   
   
   
9. Right-click on Project's name and select Add New Item.
10. Select Intersoft AppForm in the My Templates box and named it as Walkthrough.aspx.
11. Create WebService.asmx in the same level with your aspx name.
    
    
    
    
12. Go to App_Code and add method GetCustomers in WebService.cs.
    
    

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    using ISNet.ClientServices; using ISNet.Data.Linq; [System.Web.Script.Services.ScriptService] public class WebService : System.Web.Services.WebService { [WebMethod] public QueryResult GetCustomers(DataSourceSelectArguments selectArguments) { NorthwindDataContext context = new NorthwindDataContext(); context.DeferredLoadingEnabled = false; context.ObjectTrackingEnabled = false; WebComboDataProvider<Customer> query = new WebComboDataProvider<Customer>(context.Customers); return query.Select(selectArguments); } }

    
    
13. Drag WebCombo instance from Toolbox to WebForm.
14. Set the properties based on the table and code below.
    
    

    Property	Value
    BindingOperationMode	ClientBinding
    DataSourceType	WebService
    ServiceUrl	WebService.asmx (or any .asmx file created by user)
    SelectMethod	GetCustomers

    
    
    

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    <ISWebCombo:WebCombo ID="wcSupplier" runat="server" Width="150px" DataTextField="ContactName" DataValueField="CustomerID" Height="20px" UseDefaultStyle="True" BindingOperationMode="ClientBinding"> <ClientBindingSettings DataSourceType="WebService" ServiceUrl="WebService.asmx"> <ServiceMethods SelectMethod="GetCustomers" /> </ClientBindingSettings> </ISWebCombo:WebCombo>

    
    
15. Save all the pages. Browse WebService.asmx to ensure that the service works then run Walkthrough.aspx.