HttpWebRequest for local file?

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Drew

Can I construct an HttpWebRequest with a local file
instead of a URL?

It seems like I remember doing this in Java with something
like "file:\\\myfile.txt" in place of the URL.

Thanks,

Drew
 
You cannot construct an HttpWebRequest with a local file. However, you can
construct a WebRequest, which is actually a FileWebRequest.

WebRequest wr = WebRequest.Create(file:///c:/a.txt);
MessageBox.Show(wr.GetType().ToString());

This will throw up a messagebox that shows "System.Net.FileWebRequest"

-vJ
 
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