httpwebrequest

[v7web]

Hi,
I am trying to use httpwebrequest but I keep getting a message that says "Create is not a member of webrequest" every time I try and use the msn example code.

Dim myReq As HttpWebRequest = WebRequest.Create("http://www.contoso.com/")

[wearmc]

Have you added

Imports System.Net

at the top of your code, before the Public Class Form statement? I think this is needed for creating web requests.

[v7web]

Have you added

Imports System.Net

at the top of your code, before the Public Class Form statement? I think this is needed for creating web requests.

HI Colin,
Imports System.Net was already there, however I found the error.
When I changed it to

Dim Request As HttpWebRequest = Net.WebRequest.Create(url)

All was ok.

[wearmc]

Glad to hear you found a solution. Good Work.

[jmcilhinney]

It sounds like you had a name clash. I'm guessing that either your project or the class that that code is in was called WebRequest, so the code interpreted your reference as that. By qualifying the name you changed the meaning of the code and it referred to the correct type.

[v7web]

It sounds like you had a name clash. I'm guessing that either your project or the class that that code is in was called WebRequest, so the code interpreted your reference as that. By qualifying the name you changed the meaning of the code and it referred to the correct type.

Aaah!
Thats what is was, my project is called WebRequest.

Thanks jmcilhinney