VS2008 Crash while adding WCF service

I have a console application that has a WCF service:

Updated this code to run the app.config file instead of initializing it

Uri baseAddress = new Uri("http://localhost:8000/ChatServer/Service");
        ServiceHost myHost = new ServiceHost(typeof(ClientServerChat.ChatServer), baseAddress);

            myHost.AddServiceEndpoint(typeof(IChat), new WSHttpBinding(), "ChatService");
            ServiceMetadataBehavior mb = new ServiceMetadataBehavior();
            ServiceBehaviorAttribute attrib = (ServiceBehaviorAttribute)myHost.Description.Behaviors[0];
            attrib.IncludeExceptionDetailInFaults = true;
            mb.HttpGetEnabled = true;
            myHost.Description.Behaviors.Add(mb);

            myHost.Open();

      

        
        
        
      

    

The Console application compiles and runs. svcutil works great.

Svcutil works fine with new service code and generates client code and ouput file

I call svcutil through the Visual Studio command line like this: svcutil.exe http: // localhost: 8000 / ChatServer / Service

It generates this output.config file:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
  <configuration>
   <system.serviceModel>
     <bindings>
       <wsHttpBinding>
         <binding name="WSHttpBinding_IChat" closeTimeout="00:01:00" openTimeout="00:01:00"
        receiveTimeout="00:10:00" sendTimeout="00:01:00" bypassProxyOnLocal="false"
        transactionFlow="false" hostNameComparisonMode="StrongWildcard"
        maxBufferPoolSize="524288" maxReceivedMessageSize="65536"
        messageEncoding="Text" textEncoding="utf-8" useDefaultWebProxy="true"
        allowCookies="false">
           <readerQuotas maxDepth="32" maxStringContentLength="8192" maxArrayLength="16384"
          maxBytesPerRead="4096" maxNameTableCharCount="16384" />
           <reliableSession ordered="true" inactivityTimeout="00:10:00"
          enabled="false" />
           <security mode="Message">
             <transport clientCredentialType="Windows" proxyCredentialType="None"
            realm="" />
             <message clientCredentialType="Windows" negotiateServiceCredential="true"
            algorithmSuite="Default" establishSecurityContext="true" />
           </security>
         </binding>
       </wsHttpBinding>
     </bindings>
    <client>
       <endpoint address="http://localhost:8000/ChatServer/Service/ChatService"
      binding="wsHttpBinding" bindingConfiguration="WSHttpBinding_IChat"
      contract="IChat" name="WSHttpBinding_IChat">
         <identity>
           <userPrincipalName value="Bedroom-PC\Roberto" />
         </identity>
      </endpoint>
     </client>
   </system.serviceModel>
 </configuration>

      

        
        
        
      

    

Along with the bundle of client code (which is in the same directory as the output file, I have to add), I should be able to call the service with this:

ChatClient client = new ChatClient();

      

        
        
        
      

    

New svcutil output (both code and config) still throws this exception.

But it throws an exception:

"Could not find a default endpoint element that references an IChat contract in the client configuration section of the ServiceModel. This may be because the configuration file was not found for your application, or because the client did not find an endpoint element matching this contract is an element ".

Interestingly, Visual Studio 2008 will crash when you add the same service reference to the client project.

VS2008 is still crashing with updated code.

He will find the service, get all the transactions, and what not. When I click the Add button, it resets.

Someone has a clue what's going on?

Thank you in advance

Roberto