With this code:
private void menuItem2_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
String xmlFile = "DuckbilledPlatypiGuy.xml";
String uri = "http://192.168.125.50:21608/api/inventory/sendXML/duckbill/platypus/testfyle";
RESTfulMethods rm = new RESTfulMethods();
rm.SendXMLFile(xmlFile, uri, 500);
}
public void SendXMLFile(string xmlFilepath, string uri, int timeout)
{
StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
using (StreamReader sr = new StreamReader(xmlFilepath))
{
. . .
...I'm getting, "Could not find file '\DuckbilledPlatypiGuy.xml'"
Why is it prepending a backwhack to the file name? Is that the problem and if so, how do I prevent it?
The file is in the same folder as the .exe, so it should be in plain sight.
UPDATE
I tried this:
String xmlFile = "\\DuckbilledPlatypiGuy.xml";
...but it makes no difference - still get, "Could not find file '\DuckbilledPlatypiGuy.xml'" So whether I give the file name no whacks or two, it still seems to think it has one.
Also tried the following, with the same result:
String xmlFile = @"DuckbilledPlatypiGuy.xml";
UPDATE 2
After finding this in my .NET Compact Framework book (p. 338, the book written by Andy Wigley):
StreamReader myReader = new StreamReader("\\myFile.txt");
...I tried this:
using (StreamReader sr = new StreamReader("\\" + xmlFilepath))
...and even this:
using (StreamReader sr = new StreamReader("\\DuckbilledPlatypiGuy.xml"))
...but I still get that same err msg.
UPDATE 3
If I do this:
String fallName = String.Format("\\{0}", xmlFilepath);
MessageBox.Show(String.Format("fallName is {0}", fallName));
using (StreamReader sr = new StreamReader(fallName))
...I see "fallName is '\DuckbilledPlatypiGuy.xml'" and I get the same old err msg.
If I do this (it seems to expect doubled backwhacks prepended to the filename):
String fallName = String.Format("\\\\{0}", xmlFilepath);
MessageBox.Show(String.Format("fallName is {0}", fallName));
using (StreamReader sr = new StreamReader(fallName))
...I see "fallName is '\DuckbilledPlatypiGuy.xml'" and then I get an IOException. So the file name is finally being accepted (prior to an IO Exception)? Bizarre...Or is something else at play here?
UPDATE 4
And I'm not making it far at all after that - I never even see "Made it point 1" with this code:
public void SendXMLFile(string xmlFilepath, string uri, int timeout) // timeout should be 500
{
StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
MessageBox.Show(String.Format("xmlFilepath is {0}", xmlFilepath));
String fallName = String.Format("\\\\{0}", xmlFilepath);
MessageBox.Show(String.Format("fallName is {0}", fallName));
using (StreamReader sr = new StreamReader(fallName))
{
String line;
while ((line = sr.ReadLine()) != null)
{
sb.Append(line);
sb.Append("\r\n");
}
}
MessageBox.Show("Made it to point 1");
string strData = @sb.ToString();
strData = strData.Replace("\"", "'");
string body = String.Format("\"{0}\"", strData);
MessageBox.Show("Made it to point 2");
CreateRequestNoCredentials(uri, HttpMethods.POST, body, "application/json");
MessageBox.Show("Made it to point 3");
}
UPDATE 5
Okay, changing the file access code to this (getting the file from the "My Documents" folder, rather than a file from the folder where the .exe lives):
StreamReader sr = new StreamReader(@"\My Documents\desktop.ini");
...allows me to avoid err msgs, but I still do not reach the breakpoint in my server.
The entire code is:
private void menuItem2_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
String xmlFile = "DuckbilledPlatypiGuy.xml";
String uri = "http://192.168.125.50:21608/api/inventory/sendXML/duckbill/platypus/testfyle";
RESTfulMethods rm = new RESTfulMethods();
rm.SendXMLFile(xmlFile, uri, 500);
}
public void SendXMLFile(string xmlFilepath, string uri, int timeout) // timeout should be 500
{
StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
StreamReader sr = new StreamReader(@"\My Documents\desktop.ini");
String line;
while ((line = sr.ReadLine()) != null)
{
sb.Append(line);
sb.Append("\r\n");
}
sr.Close();
MessageBox.Show("Made it to point 1");
string strData = @sb.ToString();
strData = strData.Replace("\"", "'");
string body = String.Format("\"{0}\"", strData);
MessageBox.Show("Made it to point 2");
CreateRequestNoCredentials(uri, HttpMethods.POST, body, "application/json");
MessageBox.Show("Made it to point 3");
}
public HttpWebRequest CreateRequestNoCredentials(string uri, HttpMethods method, string data, string contentType)
{
WebRequest request = WebRequest.Create(uri);
request.Method = Enum.ToObject(typeof(HttpMethods), method).ToString();
request.ContentType = contentType;
((HttpWebRequest)request).Accept = contentType;
((HttpWebRequest)request).KeepAlive = false;
((HttpWebRequest)request).ProtocolVersion = HttpVersion.Version10;
if (method != HttpMethods.GET && method != HttpMethods.DELETE)
{
byte[] arrData = Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(data);
request.ContentLength = arrData.Length;
using (Stream oS = request.GetRequestStream())
{
oS.Write(arrData, 0, arrData.Length);
}
}
else
{
// If we're doing a GET or DELETE set ContentLength to zilch
request.ContentLength = 0;
}
return request as HttpWebRequest;
}
Server code decorated this way:
[Route("api/inventory/sendXML/{userId}/{pwd}/{filename}")]
...is not reached/breakpoint not hit.
UPDATE 6
The crux of the biscuit was adding at the command prompt either this:
netsh http add urlacl url=http://shannon2:80/ user=everyone
...or this:
netsh http add urlacl url=http://shannon2:8080/ user=everyone
See Update 5 here for more details
