Add Web Reference option missing in VS2008

visual-studio-2008 console-application
Guy picture Guy · Nov 18, 2008 · Viewed 22.2k times · Source

I'm trying to add a Web Reference to a VS2008 .Net 3.5 Console Application but the option's not there. The options to "Add Reference" and "Add Service Reference" are there.

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rjrapson picture rjrapson · Nov 18, 2008

Kirk Evans blogged about that very issue Here

Basically, you just add a service reference. A web reference is just one type of service you can add.

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