Wat is difference in (Web Application & Web services)

[webmulgor]

I am (very)new to Asp.net. Though i am web-developer using Classic ASP/MS-access.

I want to know what is basic difference between "ASP.net Web Application" and "ASP.net Web Service"

B4 Starting Asp.net i know one thing that it is not a newer version of Classic ASP, It's entirely advanced concept.

Anyway i feel that .net Web Application relates to Complete website developed in .net. If i am right then What is Web Service?? How it differs.

[webmulgor]

??

[chakkaradeep]

ASP .NET Web Application - This is where you have your Presentation Layer

ASP .NET Web Services - This is where you have your Business Layer and Data Access Layer

It all comes down to Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) and then which results in Scalability, Extensibility, Compatibility etc., etc.,

Using just Application or Application along with Web Services actually depends on the needs of your project.

If you are looking at using Web Services, it would be right time for you to look into Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) which is the next generation of Web Services

[webmulgor]

thanks for ur quick reply.