>>Are you saying that the general approach that I am exploring, in other words use a single web service to handle a variety of communications has worked for you?
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>In that example, yes, because from the Web, IIS would't allow such directory listing to be done. But, from the Web Service, with the proper authentication, once in the method, we can detail whatever we want.

Thanks. The next thing is, how do you (or others) suggest I go about setting up the web service, and what does the app make a call to it? I am totaly new at this. No experience at all.

Thanks.