HttpWebRequest Class - Process Exception Message

[iana_kosio]

Hi,

I am using HttpWebRequest class to communicate with remote server. In some cases the server would return 5xx status code which results in HttpWebRequest object throwing an exception. I, however, still need to access the response stream from the server as it contains information that I need. Any ideas how I can do that?

Thanks,
Konstantin

try
{
HttpWebRequest myRequest = (HttpWebRequest )WebRequest.Cre ate("http://localhost/myUrl");
myRequest.Metho d = "GET";
WebResponse response = myRequest.GetRe sponse();
//If the server returns 5xx status code the next statement executed will be in the catch block
//Nevertheless, I still need the response stream from the server
Stream responseStream = response.GetRes ponseStream();
}
catch (System.Excepti on exc)
{
//Process exception
//How can I access the response stream from here?
}

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[Rick Strahl [MVP]]

Hi Konstantin,

By default WebRequest will throw an exception. You have to handle the
WebException and use the resulting ex.Response of it to read from to get the
full content from the server.

// *** Return the Response data
HttpWebResponse WebResponse = null;
try
{
WebResponse = (HttpWebRespons e) loHttp.GetRespo nse();
}
catch(WebExcept ion ex)
{
if (ex.Status == WebExceptionSta tus.ProtocolErr or)
WebResponse = (HttpWebRespons e) ex.Response ;
}

Hope this helps,

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Rick Strahl
West Wind Technologies
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Hi,

I am using HttpWebRequest class to communicate with remote server. In some
cases the server would return 5xx status code which results in
HttpWebRequest object throwing an exception. I, however, still need to
access the response stream from the server as it contains information that
I need. Any ideas how I can do that?

Thanks,
Konstantin

try
{
HttpWebRequest myRequest =
(HttpWebRequest )WebRequest.Cre ate("http://localhost/myUrl");
myRequest.Metho d = "GET";
WebResponse response = myRequest.GetRe sponse();
//If the server returns 5xx status code the next statement executed will
be in the catch block
//Nevertheless, I still need the response stream from the server
Stream responseStream = response.GetRes ponseStream();
}
catch (System.Excepti on exc)
{
//Process exception
//How can I access the response stream from here?
}

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