Handle XMLHttpRequest .NET

Question

Hi All,

Can anyone tell me how can i retrieve data on my web service written in .NET. I have posted my data through XML HTTP Request. Data has successfully posted as it returns readyState as 4. But i dont know how to access the data on the service so that i can do manipulation on that data.

Thanks

Answer 1

You will probably have to handle it through an ASHX file or something other than a web service. The web service code in .net is looking for specific SOAP requests, and unless it is found, the service won't respond.

In an ASHX (or aspx etc). You can use Request.Form to get the posted values you need.

If you have written the service, you can make a "proxy" for it in the form of an ASHX. Have the ASHX file take the values out of the XmlHTTPPost, open a web service connection and submit the information to the web service like you would in a normal web service communication.

Answer 2

If you are sending POX over HTTP, then you will probably want a "handler" approach, that reads from the context.Request.InputStream, and writes to context.Response.OutputStream - simply using anything like XDocument.Load / XmlDocument.Load.