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

• Northwind.mdf.
• Visual Studio 2008 Application.

To configure client binding using WebService mode

1. Launch Visual Studio.NET 2008.
2. Click on File menu, then select New and click Web Site.
3. Select ASP.NET Web Site in the Template box and set Location to HTTP.
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 and set SerializationMode into Unidirectional.
   
   
   
   
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. Drag WebGrid instance from ToolBar to WebForm.
12. Set the properties based on the properties on aspx code below.

    <ISWebGrid:WebGrid ID="WebGrid1" runat="server" Height="250px" UseDefaultStyle="True"
        Width="500px" BindingOperationMode="ClientBinding">            
        <RootTable>
            <Columns>
                <ISWebGrid:WebGridColumn Caption="CustomerID" DataMember="CustomerID" Name="CustomerID"
                    Width="100px">
                </ISWebGrid:WebGridColumn>
                <ISWebGrid:WebGridColumn Caption="ContactTitle" DataMember="ContactTitle" Name="ContactTitle"
                    Width="100px">
                </ISWebGrid:WebGridColumn>
            </Columns>
        </RootTable>
        <ClientBindingSettings DataSourceType="WebService" ServiceUrl="~/WebGrid/ClientBindingServiceEvents/WebService.asmx">
            <ServiceMethods SelectMethod="GetCustomers" />
        </ClientBindingSettings>
    </ISWebGrid:WebGrid>            
    

    
    
13. Create at the WebService.asmx in the same level with your aspx name.
    
    
    
    
14. Go to App_Code and add method GetCustomers in WebService.cs.
    
    

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    [System.Web.Script.Services.ScriptService] )[WebMethod] public List<customer> GetCustomers() { NorthwindDataContext context = new NorthwindDataContext(); context.DeferredLoadingEnabled = false; context.ObjectTrackingEnabled = false; return context.Customers.ToList(); }

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