A Web Service of mine always sent data thru XML string. So, at the other side, the client was manipulating the data as desired.

For a first test, from the client side, I simply grabbed the XML string data and converted it to a DataSet such as:

Dim loData As DataSet
loData = New DataSet

lcXML = loUT.GetForum()
ImportXML(loData, lcXML)

DataGrid.DataSource = loData
DataGrid.DataMember = "Temp"

So, at this point, the XML string returned from the Web Service is converted into a DataSet and the DataGrid is now bound to it. The data appears and all is ok.

Now, as I don't want the client to have to convert the data, I want to return a DataSet directly. So, for specific clients, I have added a new method to respond to that specific format. So, basically, the change on the client side is now limited to that:

Dim loData As DataSet
loData = New DataSet

loData = loUT.GetForumDataSet()

DataGrid.DataSource = loData
DataGrid.DataMember = "Temp"

However, the Web Service need to be updated. So, I added a new method called GetForumDataSet() which is defined as this:

<WebMethod()> _
Public Function GetForumDataSet() As DataSet

   ' Get the XML string as before
   lcHtml=...

   ' However, in this method, we will now convert it into a DataSet
   Dim loData As DataSet
   loData=ImportXML(loData, lcHtml)
   Return loData
End Function

However, this doesn't work. Is there something I need to adjust on the Web Service or on the client side?