vb.net - Unable to resolve WCF "Metadata publishing for this service is currently disabled" error -

i'm branching out .net web services , unfortunately newbie @ it. i've decided build wcf service instead of asp.net service because of online recommendations. ultimate goal learn ios , other mobile programming. i'm familiar vb.net , c# standard , web applications.

i'm receiving "metadata publishing service disabled" error when trying test url. i've research , tried implementing "fixes" issue, still come short. can please @ code , see i'm doing wrong?

webconfig file

<?xml version="1.0"?> <configuration>   <system.web>     <compilation debug="true" strict="false"                   explicit="true" targetframework="4.0" />     <customerrors mode="off"/>   </system.web>   <connectionstrings>   </connectionstrings>   <system.servicemodel> <services> <services> <service name="cct_main_srv.service1" behaviorconfiguration="behconfig"> <endpoint address="" binding="webhttpbinding" contract="cct_main_srv.service1" behaviorconfiguration="web"> </endpoint> <endpoint contract="imetadataexchange" binding="mexhttpbinding" address="mex" /> </service> </services>     <behaviors>       <servicebehaviors>         <behavior name="behconfig">           <servicemetadata httpgetenabled="true"/>           <servicedebug includeexceptiondetailinfaults="true"/>         </behavior>       </servicebehaviors>       <endpointbehaviors>         <behavior name="web">           <webhttp/>         </behavior>       </endpointbehaviors>     </behaviors>     <servicehostingenvironment multiplesitebindingsenabled="true">     </servicehostingenvironment>   </system.servicemodel>   <system.webserver>     <modules runallmanagedmodulesforallrequests="true"/>     <directorybrowse enabled="true"/>   </system.webserver> </configuration> 

.vb file

imports system.servicemodel imports system  namespace cct_main_srv.service1  <servicecontract()> public interface cct_main_srv      <operationcontract()>     <webget(uritemplate:="get_device_authenication", _             requestformat:=webmessageformat.json, _             responseformat:=webmessageformat.json, _             bodystyle:=webmessagebodystyle.wrapped)>     function authenicate_device_manager(byval device_name string, _                                         byval auth_key string) _              list(of device_authenication)      <webget()>     <operationcontract()>     function authenicate_device_manager_non_json(byval device_name string, _                                                  byval auth_key string) _              list(of device_authenication) end interface  <datacontract()> public class device_authenication      <datamember()>     public property device_name string     <datamember()>     public property active boolean     <datamember()>     public property return_string string end class 

svc.vb file

imports system.servicemodel imports system.web.script.serialization imports system.servicemodel.activation imports system.servicemodel.web imports system.servicemodel.description   namespace cct_main_srv.service1     public class service1         implements cct_main_srv       dim host webservicehost = new webservicehost(gettype(service1), new uri("http://pmh-vmutility-1/cct_web_srv_test/:8000/"))     dim ep serviceendpoint = host.addserviceendpoint(gettype(cct_main_srv), new webhttpbinding(), "")           public function authenicate_device_manager(byval device_name string, _                                                byval auth_key string) _            list(of device_authenication) _            implements cct_main_srv.authenicate_device_manager          end function     end  class end namespace 

service name="cct_main_srv.service1" 

should be:

service name="service1" 

or if resides in web application:

service name="projectname.web.service1" 

it should match qualified name of service

{namespace}.{class} yours not have namespace.