public static int GetWeekday(string weekdayName) { //Get weekday as a number int weekday = 0; ShipScheduleTemplatesServiceClient client = new ShipScheduleTemplatesServiceClient(); try { weekday = client.GetWeekday(weekdayName); client.Close(); } catch (TimeoutException te) { client.Abort(); throw new ApplicationException(te.Message); } catch (FaultException fe) { client.Abort(); throw new ApplicationException(fe.Message); } catch (CommunicationException ce) { client.Abort(); throw new ApplicationException(ce.Message); } return(weekday); }