[RESOLVED] POST string to webapge

Hey guys I have been trying to find a solution for this and I haven't run across anything helpfull so hopefully you can help me here.

This is a windows app not an ASP web app, if that matters.

I am trying to use something like this to POST a string to a webpage on my server. Is this possible from a windows app? I have no idea how to go about it and can't seem to find anything that is helping.

Code:

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string sql = "INSERT INTO tblWhatever (field1,field2) VALUES ('1','2')";
            HttpWebRequest myReq = (HttpWebRequest)WebRequest.Create("");
            myReq.Method = "POST";
            myReq.ContentType = "application/x-www-form-urlencoded";
            StreamWriter writer = new StreamWriter(myReq.GetRequestStream());
            writer.Write(sql);
            writer.Close();

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Alternatively, I have one function that checks to see if an account ID is valid. I would like to send the AccountID to a webapge on my server, have the webpage see if the account is valid then send back a response of "yes or no" to my windows app. Is that possible?

Thanks for any input you can give me!:wave:

Why not use a web-service instead. it's type safe and more reliable than this method

A web service? I am not even sure what that is. Would that have to be a completely different program or can I integrate it into this Windows app?

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Originally Posted by Arc

A web service? I am not even sure what that is. Would that have to be a completely different program or can I integrate it into this Windows app?

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The web service is like a web accessed class library. it can contain methods to be called (executed) remotely and return values. You can google a better definition.
You can include it in your website and reference it from the Windows App

My website is made with PHP not asp.net...hrmm

This search for 'Arc' works with VBForums (which is a php site ;)

Code:

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static void Main(string[] args)
        {

            string values =
              "do=process&showposts=0&quicksearch=1&s=&query=Arc";


            HttpWebRequest myReq = (HttpWebRequest)WebRequest.Create("http://www.vbforums.com/search.php");
            myReq.Method = "POST";
            myReq.ContentType = "application/x-www-form-urlencoded";

            StreamWriter writer = new StreamWriter(myReq.GetRequestStream());
            writer.Write(values);
            writer.Close();

            HttpWebResponse myResp = (HttpWebResponse)myReq.GetResponse();
            Stream stream = myResp.GetResponseStream();
            StreamReader reader = new StreamReader(stream);
            string response = reader.ReadToEnd();

            Console.WriteLine(response);
            Console.ReadLine();

                       
        }

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That seems to be working perfectly. Thanks so much for the help!:wave: