HttContent.ReadAsByteArray().Result different than original data

Question

The object that comes off of ReadAsByteArrayAsync().Result creates a different file than the one that was uploaded.

Here's the code:

    public static HttpResponseMessage UploadVideo(HttpRequestMessage Request) {    
        byte[] data = Request.Content.ReadAsByteArrayAsync().Result;
        BinaryWriter writer = new BinaryWriter(File.Open(@"D:/dev/test_file.mp4"));
        BinaryWriter writer = new BinaryWriter(File.Open(name, FileMode.OpenOrCreate));
            writer.Write(data);
            writer.Flush();
            writer.Close();
        return new HttpResponseMessage(HttpStatusCode.Accepted);
    }

This a text view of the original video file.

This is the file uploaded from ReadAsByteArrayAsync().Result

It seems like all the raw data is there except that it came with some extra strings. Can anyone explain why this is happening and how to get the original file?

Thanks

How do I access the content if Content.ReadAsByteArray().Result returns the entire request? — Fenix, Sep 21 '17 at 08:06

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Sep 18 '17 at 10:40

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the problem here is that you try to compare incoming request and original file. At this moment your upload request is a multipart form. check this: https://stackoverflow.com/a/15680783/5902888

answered Sep 18 '17 at 10:40

Igor Gnedysh

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