http client to get data from server

[robUK2]

Hello,

VS 2008

I want to retrieve some data using the HTTP protocol. The server has already been setup to recieve a customer ID. However, I am not sure about the http request in C#.

I have been looking into the WebClient and the httpWebRequest clients. But I am not sure of the complete syntax.

Below is the format of the GET REQUEST.

HTTP GET /billing/servlet/comm.billing.GetBalance?Date=17:54:24&CustomerID=8057 HTTP/1.1

However, I am not sure how to write the client to retrieve the data. The data returned is a float value.

Many thanks,

 

[jmeckley]

MSDN and Google

Jason Meckley
Programmer
Specialty Bakers, Inc.

 

[robUK2]

Hello,

Thanks for the response.

However, I am getting an error message with the code I am using below: "Invalid URI: The URI scheme is not valid."

From what I can make out by using wireshark is that the server expects a customerID and the balance will be returned. I am not sure that the data is another parameter that the server expects.

So how can I write the URL that expects a parameter like the customer ID?

Many thanks for any extra help,

private void btnGetBalance_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)   
{   
try  
{   
HttpWebRequest wr = (HttpWebRequest)WebRequest.Create("000.000.00.00:8080/billing/servlet/comm.billing.GetBalance?Date=17:54:24&CustomerID=8057");   
HttpWebResponse res = (HttpWebResponse)wr.GetResponse();   
StreamReader sr = new StreamReader(res.GetResponseStream());   
string balance = sr.ReadToEnd();   
}   
catch(UriFormatException ex)   
{   
MessageBox.Show(ex.Message);   
}   
catch(Exception ex)   
{   
MessageBox.Show(ex.Message);   
}   
}

 

[robUK2]

Problem solved.

I missed of the http://