Question

i am trying to download data from a sharepoint list from a C# application. I see there is a webservice to connect to here:

http://<server-url>/_vti_bin/dspsts.asmx

which is the List Data Retrieval Service. But i can’t find any example code on basics like:

• how do i specify the list and page i want to download from
• basic logging in
• retrieving and parsing the data results

any suggestions

Answer 1

If I got you right, you are just trying to get the Items out of a SharePoint List.
You only have to add the webservice and use the Lists.GetListItems Method.

MSDN provides an example: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/lists.lists.getlistitems.aspx