Host LEADTOOLS services on IIS 7.* (Vista and Windows 7 OS)
The LEADTOOLS installation program will automatically configure your version of IIS to host the LEADTOOLS WCF Services. If you wish to host the LEADTOOLS WCF Services on another computer then you should follow these steps. Also, for more information about hosting WCF services, refer to: MSDN - Hosting Services
When using LEADTOOLS WCF services, it is recommended to put the LEADTOOLS assemblies in the Global Assembly Cache for the following reasons:
For more information, refer to the Global Assembly Cache topic in MSDN online.
Create a virtual directory and map the Services directory. Here are the steps:
Create a Host directory: <LEADTOOLS_INSTALLDIR>\WCFHost
Create a Bin directory: <LEADTOOLS_INSTALLDIR>\WCFHost\Bin
Copy the Leadtools.Services.*
from <LEADTOOLS_INSTALLDIR>\Bin
to <LEADTOOLS_INSTALLDIR>\WCFHost\Bin
Files to copy include:
Create a web.config
at <LEADTOOLS_INSTALLDIR>\WCFHost
[See details: MSDN - Configuring Services Using Configuration Files ]
<system.webServer>
<security>
<requestFiltering>
<requestLimits maxAllowedContentLength="2147483648"/>
</requestFiltering>
</security>
</system.webServer>
<section name="requestFiltering" overrideModeDefault="Deny" />
<section name="requestFiltering" overrideModeDefault="Allow" />
<LEADTOOLS_INSTALLDIR>\WCFHost
[ See details: MSDN - Create an .svc File for the WCF Service].IOcrService
, create OcrService.svc
file and add the following line to it (Add to this line the percent sign after < and before >):< @ServiceHost Language=C# Debug="true" Service="Leadtools.Services.Forms.ServiceImplementations.OcrService" >
Alias: | LEADTOOLSWCFServices |
Directory: | <LEADTOOLS_INSTALLDIR>\WCFHost |
The resulting Add Application dialog will look like this:
Special notes for OCR service
Hosting our IOCRService requires the following:
Right-Click > Properties and select the Security tab.
Go to Start > Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager.
IIS Hosting Services Resources
MSDN - Configuring Services Using Configuration Files
MSDN - Create an .svc File for the WCF Service
MSDN - How to: Host a WCF Service in IIS
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