How to add a Service Reference to a net8.0 Console App (Missing Menu Item)

Question

When you create a Console App in Visual Studio 2022 v17.9.6 as a net8.0 VB project, the ability to add a WSDL service reference is missing from the project context menu:

It is also not in the "Connected Service" dialog:

However, if you create the same VB Console App using Framework v4.8.1, the option is available and I can add my WSDL from the web:

Here it is added in:

How do you add a WSDL into a net8.0 VB Console App? This is the new project build I selected to start the development:

When I select a C# net8.0 project, the menu item is there! I need it in VB. I believe Microsoft forgot to add this to VB projects.

Answer 1

Hi @Jack Art , 

Welcome to Microsoft Q&A! 

The “Add Service Reference” functionality is only available in the .NET Framework projects. 

For .NET Core projects (including the .NET 8.0 target), you can use the WCF Web Service Reference tool to add service reference. But it only supports C# projects currently. 

For more information, you can see: Use the WCF Web Service Reference Provider Tool. 

About adding VB support in WCF Web Service Reference Provider Tool, you can follow this link to see the progress. 

Thanks for your understanding! 

Sincerely,

Anna

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