Right click the Service1.asmx (this is the file type for Microsoft web services) and select “View Code”. There is a web service sample that responds to requests with a string with the value “Hello World”.

Remove the following lines...

using System.Collections;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Data;
using System.Diagnostics;

/// <summary>
/// Summary description for Service1.
/// </summary>
public Service1()
{
//CODEGEN: This call is required by the ASP.NET Web Services Designer
InitializeComponent();
}

#region Component Designer generated code

//Required by the Web Services Designer
private IContainer components = null;

/// <summary>
/// Required method for Designer support - do not modify
/// the contents of this method with the code editor.
/// </summary>
private void InitializeComponent()
{
}

/// <summary>
/// Clean up any resources being used.
/// </summary>
protected override void Dispose( bool disposing )
{
if(disposing && components != null)
{
components.Dispose();
}
base.Dispose(disposing);
}

#endregion

// WEB SERVICE EXAMPLE
// The HelloWorld() example service returns the string Hello World
// To build, uncomment the following lines then save and build the project
// To test this web service, press F5

Next remove the // characters in the remaining code. Two forward slashes are one way to put comments in a C# program.

// [WebMethod]
// public string HelloWorld()
// {
// return "Hello World";
// }