Post in VB.NET with XML

[Andreas Kviby]

I have a HTML-form that I need to be able to POST from my VB.NET client
application and store the resulting XML in a STRING or XML-document.

This is the HTML-form code:
<form name="form1" method="post" action="http://www.ourdomainname.se/xml">
<textarea name="xmlrequest" cols="80" rows="20">
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<searchgetevents>
<header>
<saler_id>0</saler_id>
<request_id>0</request_id>
<requestdatetime>2005-09-03</requestdatetime>
<responsetype>xml</responsetype>
</header>
<request>
<size>0</size>
<index>0</index>
<event_id>0</event_id>
<eventname></eventname>
<city_id>0</city_id>
<venue_id>0</venue_id>
<venuetype_id>0</venuetype_id>
<venuename></venuename>
<audit_id>0</audit_id>
<program_id>0</program_id>
<programtype_id>0</programtype_id>
<fromdate>2005-09-03 17:00:00</fromdate>
<todate>2005-10-03 17:00:00</todate>
<otavailable>false</otavailable>
</request>
</searchgetevents>
</textarea>
<br>
<input type="submit" name="Submit" value="Send">
</form>

I need to submit that from inside VB windows form and I have tried several
solutions with no success. Please help me solve this urgent issue.

The HTML-form works greats and it will give me this result back in the
browser:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-2" ?>
- <response_searchgetevents>
- <header>
<saler_id>0</saler_id>
<request_id>2197</request_id>
<requestdatetime>2005-09-03</requestdatetime>
<responsedatetime>2005-09-03 22:24:29</responsedatetime>
<responsetype>xml</responsetype>
<requestsize>0</requestsize>
<requestindex>0</requestindex>
<responsecount>2</responsecount>
</header>
- <response>
- <event>
<event_id>20</event_id>
<eventdate>2005-09-08 19:00:00</eventdate>
<networkclosetime>1900-01-01 01:00:00</networkclosetime>
<venue_id>3</venue_id>
<venuename>CLIENT 1</venuename>
<venuetype_id>0</venuetype_id>
<audit_id>6</audit_id>
<auditname>ROOM2</auditname>
<city_id>0</city_id>
<cityname>Default</cityname>
<program_id>8</program_id>
<programname>Programname</programname>
<programsubtype_id>3</programsubtype_id>
<arrivalorder>0</arrivalorder>
<ticketavailable>Y</ticketavailable>
<networkvisible>Y</networkvisible>
<eventstatus_id>1</eventstatus_id>
<eventstatus />
<colour>0</colour>
<auditlink />
<programlink />
<picturelink />
</event>
</response>
</response_searchgetevents>

Please help me

[Matt]

Look into using the Web.WebClient class. You would do something along
the lines of WebClient.DownloadString(location, args() as object)

You would specify args() being an array of objects which will end up
being the parameters. But don't quote me on this. I remember doing
something along these lines a while back, but a simple google search
will reveal all.

Andreas Kviby wrote:

I have a HTML-form that I need to be able to POST from my VB.NET client
application and store the resulting XML in a STRING or XML-document.

This is the HTML-form code:
<form name="form1" method="post" action="http://www.ourdomainname.se/xml">
<textarea name="xmlrequest" cols="80" rows="20">
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<searchgetevents>
<header>
<saler_id>0</saler_id>
<request_id>0</request_id>
<requestdatetime>2005-09-03</requestdatetime>
<responsetype>xml</responsetype>
</header>
<request>
<size>0</size>
<index>0</index>
<event_id>0</event_id>
<eventname></eventname>
<city_id>0</city_id>
<venue_id>0</venue_id>
<venuetype_id>0</venuetype_id>
<venuename></venuename>
<audit_id>0</audit_id>
<program_id>0</program_id>
<programtype_id>0</programtype_id>
<fromdate>2005-09-03 17:00:00</fromdate>
<todate>2005-10-03 17:00:00</todate>
<otavailable>false</otavailable>
</request>
</searchgetevents>
</textarea>
<br>
<input type="submit" name="Submit" value="Send">
</form>

I need to submit that from inside VB windows form and I have tried several
solutions with no success. Please help me solve this urgent issue.

The HTML-form works greats and it will give me this result back in the
browser:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-2" ?>
- <response_searchgetevents>
- <header>
<saler_id>0</saler_id>
<request_id>2197</request_id>
<requestdatetime>2005-09-03</requestdatetime>
<responsedatetime>2005-09-03 22:24:29</responsedatetime>
<responsetype>xml</responsetype>
<requestsize>0</requestsize>
<requestindex>0</requestindex>
<responsecount>2</responsecount>
</header>
- <response>
- <event>
<event_id>20</event_id>
<eventdate>2005-09-08 19:00:00</eventdate>
<networkclosetime>1900-01-01 01:00:00</networkclosetime>
<venue_id>3</venue_id>
<venuename>CLIENT 1</venuename>
<venuetype_id>0</venuetype_id>
<audit_id>6</audit_id>
<auditname>ROOM2</auditname>
<city_id>0</city_id>
<cityname>Default</cityname>
<program_id>8</program_id>
<programname>Programname</programname>
<programsubtype_id>3</programsubtype_id>
<arrivalorder>0</arrivalorder>
<ticketavailable>Y</ticketavailable>
<networkvisible>Y</networkvisible>
<eventstatus_id>1</eventstatus_id>
<eventstatus />
<colour>0</colour>
<auditlink />
<programlink />
<picturelink />
</event>
</response>
</response_searchgetevents>

Please help me

[Matt]

Here's a link to an example:

http://www.experts-exchange.com/Prog..._21368850.html

Andreas Kviby wrote:

I have a HTML-form that I need to be able to POST from my VB.NET client
application and store the resulting XML in a STRING or XML-document.

This is the HTML-form code:
<form name="form1" method="post" action="http://www.ourdomainname.se/xml">
<textarea name="xmlrequest" cols="80" rows="20">
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<searchgetevents>
<header>
<saler_id>0</saler_id>
<request_id>0</request_id>
<requestdatetime>2005-09-03</requestdatetime>
<responsetype>xml</responsetype>
</header>
<request>
<size>0</size>
<index>0</index>
<event_id>0</event_id>
<eventname></eventname>
<city_id>0</city_id>
<venue_id>0</venue_id>
<venuetype_id>0</venuetype_id>
<venuename></venuename>
<audit_id>0</audit_id>
<program_id>0</program_id>
<programtype_id>0</programtype_id>
<fromdate>2005-09-03 17:00:00</fromdate>
<todate>2005-10-03 17:00:00</todate>
<otavailable>false</otavailable>
</request>
</searchgetevents>
</textarea>
<br>
<input type="submit" name="Submit" value="Send">
</form>

I need to submit that from inside VB windows form and I have tried several
solutions with no success. Please help me solve this urgent issue.

The HTML-form works greats and it will give me this result back in the
browser:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-2" ?>
- <response_searchgetevents>
- <header>
<saler_id>0</saler_id>
<request_id>2197</request_id>
<requestdatetime>2005-09-03</requestdatetime>
<responsedatetime>2005-09-03 22:24:29</responsedatetime>
<responsetype>xml</responsetype>
<requestsize>0</requestsize>
<requestindex>0</requestindex>
<responsecount>2</responsecount>
</header>
- <response>
- <event>
<event_id>20</event_id>
<eventdate>2005-09-08 19:00:00</eventdate>
<networkclosetime>1900-01-01 01:00:00</networkclosetime>
<venue_id>3</venue_id>
<venuename>CLIENT 1</venuename>
<venuetype_id>0</venuetype_id>
<audit_id>6</audit_id>
<auditname>ROOM2</auditname>
<city_id>0</city_id>
<cityname>Default</cityname>
<program_id>8</program_id>
<programname>Programname</programname>
<programsubtype_id>3</programsubtype_id>
<arrivalorder>0</arrivalorder>
<ticketavailable>Y</ticketavailable>
<networkvisible>Y</networkvisible>
<eventstatus_id>1</eventstatus_id>
<eventstatus />
<colour>0</colour>
<auditlink />
<programlink />
<picturelink />
</event>
</response>
</response_searchgetevents>

Please help me