Windows-classic-samples/Samples/WebServicesDevicesApi/StockQuote

WSD stock quote sample

This sample demonstrates the basic use of the Web Services for Devices API through a simple stock quote application. This sample implements the functionality described by StockQuote.wsdl and StockQuoteService.wsdl.

Note The sample includes both a client and service.

Warning This sample requires Microsoft Visual Studio 2013 or a later version (any SKU) and will not compile in Microsoft Visual Studio Express 2013 for Windows.

Note The Windows-classic-samples repo contains a variety of code samples that exercise the various programming models, platforms, features, and components available in Windows and/or Windows Server. This repo provides a Visual Studio solution (SLN) file for each sample, along with the source files, assets, resources, and metadata needed to compile and run the sample. For more info about the programming models, platforms, languages, and APIs demonstrated in these samples, check out the documentation on the Windows Dev Center. This sample is provided as-is in order to indicate or demonstrate the functionality of the programming models and feature APIs for Windows and/or Windows Server. This sample was created for Windows 8.1 and/or Windows Server 2012 R2 using Visual Studio 2013, but in many cases it will run unaltered using later versions. This sample was created for Windows 8.1 and/or Windows Server 2012 R2 using Visual Studio 2013, but in many cases it will run unaltered using later versions. Please provide feedback on this sample!

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Related topics

Web Services for Devices API

Related technologies

Web Services for Devices API

Operating system requirements

Client

Windows 8.1

Server

Windows Server 2012 R2

Build the sample

To build the sample using Visual Studio (preferred method):

1. Open Windows Explorer and navigate to the sample \cpp directory.
2. Double-click the icon for the StockQuote.sln (solution) file to open the file in Visual Studio.
3. In the Build menu, click Build Solution. The application will be built in the default \Debug or \Release directory.

To build the sample using the command prompt:

1. Open the Command Prompt window and navigate to the directory containing the sample for a specific language.
2. Type msbuild StockQuote.sln.

Run the sample

To run the service type:

1. Navigate to the directory that contains the new executable, using the command prompt or Windows Explorer.
2. Type StockQuoteService.exe at the command prompt

To run the client type:

1. Navigate to the directory that contains the new executable, using the command prompt or Windows Explorer.
2. Type StockQuoteClient.exe <device ID> at the command line where <device ID> is the ID printed by StockQuoteService.exe.

Note The client and service applications can run on either the same Microsoft Windows computer or on different ones.