Connect to a public web service

Define a web service in Flash that will connect to a public web service.

1.	Create a new Flash document using Flash Professional 8. Make sure your computer is connected to the Internet.
2.	Open the Web Services panel (Window > Other Panels > Web Services), and click Define Web Services.
3.	In the Define Web Services dialog box that appears, click Add Web Service (+), and then click the highlighted line to edit it.
4.	Enter the URL http://www.flash-mx.com/mm/tips/tips.cfc?WSDL and click OK.
5.	In the Web Services panel, inspect the methods, parameters, and results of the Macromedia Tips web service. The web service has one method, called `getTipByProduct()`. This method accepts a single parameter called `product`. The parameter is a string that tells the web service what Macromedia product you want to see a tip for. In the next step, you bind this parameter with a ComboBox instance in your application.
6.	Right-click the `getTipByProduct()` method, and select Add Method Call from the context menu. An instance of the WebServiceConnector component is added to the Stage.
7.	In the Property inspector, enter the instance name tips_wsc. The component is now configured and on the Stage. You can place the component anywhere on or off the Stage-it is invisible when you run the application.