[RESOLVED] POST string to webapge

[Arc]

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.

 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();

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!

[ComputerJy]

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

[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?

[ComputerJy]

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?

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

[Arc]

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

[nemaroller]

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

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();

                        
        }

[Arc]

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