In winforms, how do I dynamically change the url of my web reference?

Question

I have 2 websites with an identical web service. For web service SampleService, I would like to know how to choose which web server to choose from.

Web service url:

Q: How do I programmatically change which site the web reference references based on user selection?

possible duplicate of [Is it possible to change the properties of a WebReference in run-time?](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/211510/is-it-possible-to-change-the-properties-of-a-webreference-in-run-time) — John Saunders, Nov 22 '12 at 17:46
possible duplicate of [ASMX: setting the website at runtime](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2997885/asmx-setting-the-website-at-runtime) — KyleMit, Aug 19 '14 at 15:14

score 6 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 03 '10 at 22:12

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Click on your web service and in the properties window set the URL behaviour to Dynamic.

Then to set the url in code:

SampleWebReference reference = new SampleWebReference();
reference.Url = "http://www2.samplesite.com";

answered Sep 03 '10 at 22:12

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