sending an xml file

[maddy41]

Hi,
Can anyone tell me where to start i want to send(post) an xml file in VB.net i have done this in other languages using MSXML.4 but i dont know where to start in dot net. All examples i can find are in asp i want to send xml file from a windows dot net application.

Any help or direction would be greate thanx
Regards
Maddy

 

[ThatRickGuy]

what do you mean by "Send"? do you want to email it? ftp it? send it over http? save it to a disk? ZModem it over a 9 pin serial connection? Create a telepathic link to an indeterminate customer and let them have it?

-Rick

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[jubble]

must be royal mail - but allow 2-3 working weeks

 

[JohnnyLong]

I would like to do the same as Maddy and send an XML file to an http address from a vb.net windows application. What's the best approach?

John

 

[need2progm]

This is sorta "Ugly" but it works..

'set mail server
SmtpMail.SmtpServer = "????.com"

Dim outmail As New MailMessage
outmail.To = "CodeMonkey@????.com"
outmail.Cc = "need2progm@hotmail.com"
outmail.From = "General Manager"
outmail.Subject = "Testing Mail"
outmail.BodyFormat = MailFormat.Html

Dim file As New System.IO.StreamReader("C:\XML\MyXMLDoc.xml")
Dim XMLwords As String = file.ReadToEnd()
file.Close()

outmail.Body = XMLWords
SmtpMail.Send(outmail)

Response.Redirect("Index.aspx")


Another option would be to build a string builder and look directly at your xml document

Dim x2 As String = "c:\XML\MYxml.xml"
Dim XMLReader2 As New XmlTextReader(x2)
Dim XMLData2 As New XmlDataDocument

Dim sbBody As New System.Text.StringBuilder
sbBody.Append( Whatever)


outmail.Body = sbBody.ToString
SmtpMail.Send(outmail)

Response.Redirect("Index.aspx")


Not sure any of this really helps you.. maybe it will give you a place to start looking.

 

[JohnnyLong]

Thanks for that, I'm finding info on this is very scarce. So as far as you know, the only way to send an xml file to an http address from a windows application is as an email? I assume then that WebResponse and WebRequest are only applicable to Web applications?

 

[ca8msm]

What do you mean by sending the file to a http address? Do you have a specific file or service that is expecting this xml file?

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[JohnnyLong]

We are a recruitment company who are looking into bulk posting jobs onto a third party website. They have supplied me with the XML feed spec and the http url to post it to. I understand this is not a problem in ASP.net but what about from a VB.Net windows application?

 

[ca8msm]

What is the http url that you would be posting it to? (i.e. what file type are you posting it to?)

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[JohnnyLong]

http://recruitertest.totaljobs.com:1313/XMLDataPosting/JobLoad1.asp

 

[ca8msm]

In that case I think you should be able to use the HttpWebRequest. This is just "theory" in that it isn't tested but may give you a start that you could build on:

        Dim xmlDoc As New System.XML.XmlDocument
        Dim sURL = "[URL unfurl="true"]http://recruitertest.totaljobs.com:1313/XMLDataPosting/JobLoad1.asp"[/URL]
        Dim sXML = "<?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8' ?><Node1><InnerNode1>test</InnerNode1></Node1>"
        Dim objRequest As System.Net.HttpWebRequest = System.Net.WebRequest.Create(sURL)
        objRequest.Method = "POST"
        objRequest.ContentLength = sXML.Length
        objRequest.ContentType = "application/x-[URL unfurl="true"]www-form-urlencoded"[/URL]
        objRequest.GetRequestStream()

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