/// <summary>
/// Pings the local web service to get simias started if it is not
/// started already.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="webServiceUri">Uri that references the local web service.</param>
/// <returns>True if ping was successful, otherwise false is returned.</returns>
static private bool Ping(Uri webServiceUri)
{
bool pingSuccessful = true;
try
{
SimiasWebService webService = new SimiasWebService();
webService.Url = webServiceUri.ToString() + "/Simias.asmx";
webService.PingSimias();
}
catch
{
pingSuccessful = false;
}
return(pingSuccessful);
}
