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Compact Framework - Invalid URI: The hostname could not be parsed

I am writing a Compact Framework 3.5 application for a Windows mobile device. In this application, I am using a web service to sync with our database. However, whenever I try to make a web service call from a device or emulator, I get the following error: Invalid URI: The hostname could not be parsed. I am connected to the network via R-NDIS. The service is running on my development machine right now and I can actually navigate to the asmx page via Pocket IE. What am I missing?

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You might not pick up the proxy that IE uses, or Pocket IE might display a cached version of the ASMX page (and therefore can't actually get it). None of these are likely your problem.

Update : Try putting it in your app config file:



<configuration>
  <system.net>
    <defaultProxy>
      <proxy autoDetect="true" />
    </defaultProxy>
  </system.net>
</configuration>
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It might be a proxy issue. The following worked for me.



var service = new WebService.Service();
service.Proxy = GlobalProxySelection.GetEmptyWebProxy();
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