xxx is not a valid virtual path?

Question

I use XmlDataSource like this :

<asp:XmlDataSource ID="xmlDataSource1" runat="Server" DataFile="https://myurl.xml" ></asp:XmlDataSource>

as a datasource to my rotater control.

but i get the following exception all the time :

https://myurl.xml is not a valid virtual path.

Although i tried the link externally and there's an xml file

In fact, `XmlDataSource` works fine with `http` urls but it did not work with `https` URL -- got the exact same error you mentioned. — Salman A, Mar 05 '12 at 20:07

Salman A · Accepted Answer · 2012-03-05T20:17:31.053

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Ignore my previous answer. Apparently the XmlDataSource does not like https URLs as the DataFile:

// works
xmlDataSource1.DataFile = "http://code.google.com/feeds/p/google-code-prettify/svnchanges/basic";
// does not work
xmlDataSource1.DataFile = "https://code.google.com/feeds/p/google-code-prettify/svnchanges/basic";

Write a few extra lines of code to download the XML from https source like:

HttpWebRequest request = (HttpWebRequest)WebRequest.Create("https://code.google.com/feeds/p/google-code-prettify/svnchanges/basic");
HttpWebResponse response = (HttpWebResponse)request.GetResponse();
StreamReader reader = new StreamReader(response.GetResponseStream()); 
string str = reader.ReadToEnd();
// save it or set it as the .Data property of XmlDataSource

edited Mar 05 '12 at 20:17

answered Mar 05 '12 at 15:06

Salman A

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then if i have an `xml` file from `url` like what i have .What should i do . copy it firstly to a local folder in my server or what ? – Anyname Donotcare Mar 05 '12 at 17:47
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yes, I would give that a try! download the remote file and save it in a location accessible by asp.net – Salman A Mar 05 '12 at 19:25
hmmm,there 's no way except that?, why i can't consider this as alive datasource instead of copy the file in my server? – Anyname Donotcare Mar 05 '12 at 19:35

xxx is not a valid virtual path?

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