Hi I'm sending a request through HttpClient to a webpage using this code:
Imports System.Net
Imports System.Net.Http
Public Class Form1
Dim client As HttpClient = New HttpClient()
Private Async Sub Button1_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
' Set User-Agent header
client.DefaultRequestHeaders.UserAgent.ParseAdd("Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/99.0.4844.51 Safari/537.36")
' Send request and receive response
Dim response As HttpResponseMessage = client.GetAsync("https://ikalogs.ru/tools/map/?page=1&server=22&world=10&state=active&search=city&allies%5B1%5D=&allies%5B2%5D=&allies%5B3%5D=&allies%5B4%5D=&nick=Bauer&ally=&island=&city=&x=&y=").Result
If response.IsSuccessStatusCode Then
' Get response content as string
Dim vcmode As String = response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync().Result
' Print response content
RichTextBox1.Text = vcmode
End If
End Sub
End Class
I'm using the latest user agenti I'm taking from https://www.useragentstring.com/
but the reponse keep saying the browser is out of date:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">
<head>
<title>Browser is out of date!</title>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="description" content="Ikalogs - Saving battle reports" />
<meta name="author" content="ZigFreeD" />
<meta name="keywords" content="ikalogs, логовица, анализатор, ikariam" />
<meta name="copyright" content="(c) 2012-2015 by ZigFreeD"/>
<meta http-equiv="pragma" content="no-cache"/>
<meta name="language" content=""/>
<base target=”_blank” />
<noscript>
<meta http-equiv="refresh" content="0; url=/default/jsdisabled/">
</noscript>
<style>
*{
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
color: #542c0f;
font: 700 20px/27px Arial,sans-serif;
text-align: center;
text-decoration: none;
}
body{
background: url(/themes/default/img/themes/error/background.jpg) #eedbb2;
}
.errorBrowser{
width: 500px;
min-height: 190px;
position: fixed;
left: 50%;
top: 50%;
margin: -95px 0 0 -250px;
}
.errorIcoDesk{
font: italic 700 14px/18px Arial,sans-serif;
background: url(/themes/default/img/themes/browsers.png) no-repeat top left;
width: 50px;
float: left;
padding: 100px 25px 0;
cursor: pointer;
filter:progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Alpha(opacity=80);
opacity: .8;
}
.errorIcoDesk:hover{
filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Alpha(opacity=100);
opacity: 1;
}
.errorFi{background-position: -100px 0;}
.errorCh{background-position: -200px 0;}
.errorOp{background-position: -300px 0;}
.errorEx{background-position: -400px 0;}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<div class="errorBG">
<div class="errorBrowser">
<h1>Your browser is outdated or does not support the necessary technology for the operation of the site.</h1>
<a href="//www.apple.com/safari/">
<div class="errorIcoDesk errorSa">
Apple Safari
</div>
</a>
<a href="//www.mozilla.com/firefox/">
<div class="errorIcoDesk errorFi">
Mozilla Firefox
</div>
</a>
<a href="//www.google.com/chrome/">
<div class="errorIcoDesk errorCh">
Google Chrome
</div>
</a>
<a href="//www.opera.com/">
<div class="errorIcoDesk errorOp">
Opera
</div>
</a>
<a href="//ie.microsoft.com/">
<div class="errorIcoDesk errorEx">
Internet Explorer
</div>
</a>
</div>
</div>
</body>
</html>
I've been trying differents user agents, but this is the latest I can find online and It seems quite weird that page doesn't accept this one. I think I am doing something wrong while adding the user agent to the header.
Quite important: never use .Result or .Wait() in this platform
You often need to configure your HttpClient a bit more.
Always better add a CookieContainer and specify to use Cookies (event though it's the default behavior when a CookieContainer exists).
Then also better add headers that specify that decompression is supported and what decompression methods are handled, otherwise you may get back garbage (not in this specific case, but, well, since you're there...)
Now the User-Agent can be almost anything that's recognized
Here, I'm using Lazy initialization, as Lazy<T>(Func<T>).
I find it useful, both because allows to in-line the configuration of the HttpClient object and also add a configured HttpClientHandler with a Lambda and because you may create the class that contains the HttpClient but never actually use it (the object is initialized when you request the Lazy<T>.Value)
Private Shared ReadOnly client As Lazy(Of HttpClient) = New Lazy(Of HttpClient)(
Function()
Dim client = New HttpClient(CreateHandler(True), True) With {.Timeout = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(60)}
client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Add("User-Agent", "Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/99.0.4844.51 Safari/537.36")
client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Add("Cache-Control", "no-cache")
client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Add("Accept-Encoding", "gzip, deflate")
Return client
End Function
)
Private Shared Function CreateHandler(autoRedirect As Boolean) As HttpClientHandler
Return New HttpClientHandler() With {
.AllowAutoRedirect = autoRedirect,
.AutomaticDecompression = DecompressionMethods.GZip Or DecompressionMethods.Deflate,
.CookieContainer = New CookieContainer(),
.UseCookies = True ' Default here. To be clear...
}
End Function
After that, your HttpClient's request can act almost as a WebBrowser (unless the Web Site challenges your request and waits for a response - HSTS and different other tricks - then there's nothing you can do)
Private Async Sub Button1_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
Dim url = "https://..."
Dim response As HttpResponseMessage = Await client.Value.GetAsync(url)
If response.IsSuccessStatusCode Then
RichTextBox1.Text = Await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync()
Else
Debug.WriteLine(response.StatusCode)
End If
End Sub
Protected Overrides Sub OnFormClosed(e As FormClosedEventArgs)
client.Value.Dispose()
MyBase.OnFormClosed(e)
End Sub
As a note, the Web Site you have in your post is not secure
I am trying to redirect a user after authentication from a login service to the resource service. There for, when someone tries to access the main page of my app, I check for the auth token inside a cookie and based on that validation, I serve the html file or redirect to the auth service where I am greeting them with a login/register form.
if(cookie?.auth){
return res.status( 301 ).redirect( `${ protocol }://${ process.env.REDIRECT_AUTH }/login?redirect=${ protocol }://${ hostname }:${ PORT }&session=${ req.sessionID }` );
}
This part works as expected. I get redirected to the endpoint. The question mark appears here. After I enter the credentials, I make a post request to the auth service and if everything goes right, I call the res.redirect(location), the location being the redirect query listed in the link above with some parameters as well.
Here is the snippit:
return res.status( 301 ).redirect( `${ location }?auth=${ token }` as string );
Of course, I am checking if the request query contain the credentials I need. The request actually returns 200, but instead of being redirected to the page, I get the file as a response payload.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
<title>Document</title>
</head>
<body>
HAASDASD
</body>
</html>
My immediate conclusion was that is about the difference between the GET vs POST method and therefor I get a different result. Is there anyone who stumbled into something similar?
Is it possible to upload images in cdn using a simple input text box and a insert button? I have to use classic asp and SQL for this project. I need to have a input box in which I have to type the name of the image which need to be uploaded into cdn after clicking insert button. Also, I need to make the file renameable. I know how to upload images in the server but not in cdn. As I know very few about cdn. Any kind of help is really appreciat
<input type=text name=inputtxt> <input type=submit name=submit value="INSERT" class=inputitem>
To store a file at AWS S3 you will need to make HTTP requests to AWS. One way is using the http object for ASP from Chilkat.
I found this code here (which is untested!) but illustrates nicely the principle behind it:
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">
</head>
<body>
<%
' Create http object
set http = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.Http")
success = http.UnlockComponent("Anything for 30-day trial")
If (success <> 1) Then
Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( http.LastErrorText) & "</pre>"
End If
' Insert your access key here:
http.AwsAccessKey = "ABQXXABC83ABCDEFVQXX"
' Insert your secret key here:
http.AwsSecretKey = "XXXXYYYYabcdABCD12345678xxxxyyyyzzzz"
bucketName = "yourbucket"
objectName = "mypicture.jpg"
localFilePath = "mypicture.jpg"
contentType = "image/jpg"
success = http.S3_UploadFile(localFilePath,contentType,bucketName,objectName)
If (success <> 1) Then
Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( http.LastErrorText) & "</pre>"
Else
Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( "File uploaded.") & "</pre>"
End If
%>
</body>
</html>
Hope this helps you to get on the right track - Good luck!
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Based on the info from this MS link, I've got the following code in a Windows CE / Compact Framework app which calls a REST method in a Web API server app:
public static string SendXMLFile2(string uri, string data)
{
//TODO: Remove below after testing
String s = data.Substring(0, 128);
MessageBox.Show(String.Format("data length is {0}, uri is {1}, first part is {2}", data.Length, uri, s));
//TODO: Remove above after testing
HttpWebRequest myHttpWebRequest=(HttpWebRequest)WebRequest.Create(uri);
myHttpWebRequest.AllowWriteStreamBuffering=false;
myHttpWebRequest.Method="POST";
UTF8Encoding encodedData = new UTF8Encoding();
//ASCIIEncoding encodedData=new ASCIIEncoding();
byte[] byteArray=encodedData.GetBytes(data);
//myHttpWebRequest.ContentType="application/x-www-form-urlencoded";
myHttpWebRequest.ContentType = "application/xml";
myHttpWebRequest.ContentLength=byteArray.Length;
Stream newStream=myHttpWebRequest.GetRequestStream();
newStream.Write(byteArray,0,byteArray.Length);
newStream.Close();
HttpWebResponse myHttpWebResponse=(HttpWebResponse)myHttpWebRequest.GetResponse();
return myHttpWebResponse.StatusDescription;
}
What I see is:
...and then I get, "The remote server returned an error: (400) Bad Request." The breakpoint in my REST method (on the server) is not even reached when this exception is thrown/returned.
Why? What do I have to change in the code to get the "bad" request to be considered "good"?
UPDATE
To answer mrchief, here's the server code:
[Route("api/inventory/sendXML/{userId}/{pwd}/{filename}")]
public async void SendInventoryXML(String userId, String pwd, String fileName)
{
XDocument doc = XDocument.Load(await Request.Content.ReadAsStreamAsync());
String saveLoc = String.Format(#"C:\HDP\{0}.xml", fileName);
doc.Save(saveLoc);
}
Yes, I'm ignoring userId and pwd for now.
UPDATE 2
Plugging this:
http://192.168.125.50:21608/api/inventory/sendXML/duckbilled/platypus/INV_bla.xml
...into Postman, I get:
<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN""http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/strict.dtd">
<HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE>Bad Request</TITLE>
<META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" Content="text/html; charset=us-ascii">
</HEAD>
<BODY>
<h2>Bad Request - Invalid Hostname</h2>
<hr>
<p>HTTP Error 400. The request hostname is invalid.</p>
</BODY>
</HTML>
??? This same uri works fine when I call it from a Winforms app created in Visual Studio 2013. Well, actually, I use localhost instead there. I get the same response as above if I use the host name instead of the IP Address. But if I use localhost from PostMan:
http://localhost:21608/api/inventory/sendXML/duckbilled/platypus/INV_bla.xml
I get:
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Strict//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-strict.dtd">
<html
xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head>
<title>IIS 8.0 Detailed Error - 404.0 - Not Found</title>
<style type="text/css">
<!--
body{margin:0;font-size:.7em;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;}
code{margin:0;color:#006600;font-size:1.1em;font-weight:bold;}
.config_source code{font-size:.8em;color:#000000;}
pre{margin:0;font-size:1.4em;word-wrap:break-word;}
ul,ol{margin:10px 0 10px 5px;}
ul.first,ol.first{margin-top:5px;}
fieldset{padding:0 15px 10px 15px;word-break:break-all;}
.summary-container fieldset{padding-bottom:5px;margin-top:4px;}
legend.no-expand-all{padding:2px 15px 4px 10px;margin:0 0 0 -12px;}
legend{color:#333333;;margin:4px 0 8px -12px;_margin-top:0px;
font-weight:bold;font-size:1em;}
a:link,a:visited{color:#007EFF;font-weight:bold;}
a:hover{text-decoration:none;}
h1{font-size:2.4em;margin:0;color:#FFF;}
h2{font-size:1.7em;margin:0;color:#CC0000;}
h3{font-size:1.4em;margin:10px 0 0 0;color:#CC0000;}
h4{font-size:1.2em;margin:10px 0 5px 0;
}#header{width:96%;margin:0 0 0 0;padding:6px 2% 6px 2%;font-family:"trebuchet MS",Verdana,sans-serif;
color:#FFF;background-color:#5C87B2;
}#content{margin:0 0 0 2%;position:relative;}
.summary-container,.content-container{background:#FFF;width:96%;margin-top:8px;padding:10px;position:relative;}
.content-container p{margin:0 0 10px 0;
}#details-left{width:35%;float:left;margin-right:2%;
}#details-right{width:63%;float:left;overflow:hidden;
}#server_version{width:96%;_height:1px;min-height:1px;margin:0 0 5px 0;padding:11px 2% 8px 2%;color:#FFFFFF;
background-color:#5A7FA5;border-bottom:1px solid #C1CFDD;border-top:1px solid #4A6C8E;font-weight:normal;
font-size:1em;color:#FFF;text-align:right;
}#server_version p{margin:5px 0;}
table{margin:4px 0 4px 0;width:100%;border:none;}
td,th{vertical-align:top;padding:3px 0;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;border:none;}
th{width:30%;text-align:right;padding-right:2%;font-weight:bold;}
thead th{background-color:#ebebeb;width:25%;
}#details-right th{width:20%;}
table tr.alt td,table tr.alt th{}
.highlight-code{color:#CC0000;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic;}
.clear{clear:both;}
.preferred{padding:0 5px 2px 5px;font-weight:normal;background:#006633;color:#FFF;font-size:.8em;}
-->
</style>
</head>
<body>
<div id="content">
<div class="content-container">
<h3>HTTP Error 404.0 - Not Found</h3>
<h4>The resource you are looking for has been removed, had its name changed, or is temporarily unavailable.</h4>
...??? Is it just because this is a POST that is supposed to have an XML file attached, and because it's not there, it gets consumed with confusion?
UPDATE 3
I see the "." in "INV_bla.xml" was confusing PostMan. If I remove it, so that the URI is "http://localhost:21609/api/inventory/sendXML/duckbilled/platypus/INV_bla", I get instead a 500 err msg and:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Root element is missing.</title>
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width" />
<style>
body {font-family:"Verdana";font-weight:normal;font-size: .7em;color:black;}
p {font-family:"Verdana";font-weight:normal;color:black;margin-top: -5px}
b {font-family:"Verdana";font-weight:bold;color:black;margin-top: -5px}
H1 { font-family:"Verdana";font-weight:normal;font-size:18pt;color:red }
H2 { font-family:"Verdana";font-weight:normal;font-size:14pt;color:maroon }
pre {font-family:"Consolas","Lucida Console",Monospace;font-size:11pt;margin:0;padding:0.5em;line-height:14pt}
.marker {font-weight: bold; color: black;text-decoration: none;}
.version {color: gray;}
.error {margin-bottom: 10px;}
.expandable { text-decoration:underline; font-weight:bold; color:navy; cursor:hand; }
#media screen and (max-width: 639px) {
pre { width: 440px; overflow: auto; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word; }
}
#media screen and (max-width: 479px) {
pre { width: 280px; }
}
</style>
</head>
<body bgcolor="white">
<span>
<H1>Server Error in '/' Application.
<hr width=100% size=1 color=silver>
</H1>
<h2>
<i>Root element is missing.</i>
</h2>
</span>
<font face="Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, SunSans-Regular, sans-serif ">
<b> Description: </b>An unhandled exception occurred during the execution of the current web request. Please review the stack trace for more information about the error and where it originated in the code.
<br>
<br>
<b> Exception Details: </b>System.Xml.XmlException: Root element is missing.
<br>
<br>
<b>Source Error:</b>
<br>
<br>
<table width=100% bgcolor="#ffffcc">
<tr>
<td>
<code>
<pre>
Line 29: public async void SendInventoryXML(String userId, String pwd, String fileName)
Line 30: {
<font color=red>Line 31: XDocument doc = XDocument.Load(await Request.Content.ReadAsStreamAsync());
</font>Line 32: String saveLoc = String.Format(#"C:\HDP\{0}.xml", fileName);
Line 33: doc.Save(saveLoc);
</pre>
</code>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<br>
<b> Source File: </b> c:\Project\git\CStore\HHS.Web\Controllers\InventoryXMLController.cs
<b> Line: </b> 31
<br>
<br>
<b>Stack Trace:</b>
<br>
<br>
<table width=100% bgcolor="#ffffcc">
<tr>
<td>
<code>
<pre>
[XmlException: Root element is missing.]
System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.Throw(Exception e) +69
System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.ParseDocumentContent() +305
System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.Read() +213
System.Xml.Linq.XDocument.Load(XmlReader reader, LoadOptions options) +44
System.Xml.Linq.XDocument.Load(Stream stream, LoadOptions options) +57
System.Xml.Linq.XDocument.Load(Stream stream) +6
HHS.Web.Controllers.<SendInventoryXML>d__0.MoveNext() in c:\Project\git\CStore\HHS.Web\Controllers\InventoryXMLController.cs:31
System.Runtime.CompilerServices.AsyncMethodBuilderCore.<ThrowAsync>b__0(Object state) +50
System.Web.<>c__DisplayClass7.<Post>b__6() +15
System.Web.Util.SynchronizationHelper.SafeWrapCallback(Action action) +91
</pre>
</code>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<br>
<hr width=100% size=1 color=silver>
<b>Version Information:</b> Microsoft .NET Framework Version:4.0.30319; ASP.NET Version:4.0.30319.18446
</font>
</body>
</html>
<!--
[XmlException]: Root element is missing.
at System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.Throw(Exception e)
at System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.ParseDocumentContent()
at System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.Read()
at System.Xml.Linq.XDocument.Load(XmlReader reader, LoadOptions options)
at System.Xml.Linq.XDocument.Load(Stream stream, LoadOptions options)
at System.Xml.Linq.XDocument.Load(Stream stream)
at HHS.Web.Controllers.InventoryXMLController.<SendInventoryXML>d__0.MoveNext() in c:\Project\git\CStore\HHS.Web\Controllers\InventoryXMLController.cs:line 31
--- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---
at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.AsyncMethodBuilderCore.<ThrowAsync>b__0(Object state)
at System.Web.AspNetSynchronizationContext.<>c__DisplayClass7.<Post>b__6()
at System.Web.Util.SynchronizationHelper.SafeWrapCallback(Action action)
-->
UPDATE 4
With this code (following Brinn's suggestion):
String datta = "<Content></Content>";
String s = SendXMLFile2(uri, datta);
MessageBox.Show(s); // TODO: Remove or comment out after testing
...I still get a 400 error.
UPDATE 5
There is ONE permutation that actually works in Postman to the extent that I reach the breakpoint in the server code (http://localhost:21608/api/inventory/sendXML/duckbill/platypus/INV_bla). However, when I hit F10 to step from the "XDocument doc = ..." line to the "String saveLoc = ..." line, the "Root element is missing" exception is thrown (the one shown above in all its gory glory).
I cannot use that exact same URI in my app, though, as "localhost" is URI-non-grata there.
UPDATE 6
Grasping at straws, I even tried this:
String xmlHeader = "<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\"?>";
String crlf = "\r\n";
String datta = "<Content></Content>";
data = xmlHeader + crlf + datta + crlf;
String s = SendXMLFile2(uri, data);
...but the "400 Bad Request" err remains, causing me to rue the day I decided to hang up my spurs.
UPDATE 7
Even when I add an XML file in Postman, I get an error (500 - Internal Server Error):
UPDATE 8
Even with the code straight from the Wigley's mouth (from p. 358 of "Microsoft .NET Compact Framework"):
public static string SendXMLFile2(string uri, string data)
{
WebRequest req = WebRequest.Create(uri);
req.Method = "Post";
req.ContentType = "text/plain; charset=utf-8";
// Encode the data
byte[] encodedBytes = Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(data);
req.ContentLength = encodedBytes.Length;
// Write encoded data into request stream
Stream requestStream = req.GetRequestStream();
requestStream.Write(encodedBytes, 0, encodedBytes.Length);
requestStream.Close();
WebResponse result = req.GetResponse();
return result.ToString();
}
...I get the "400 - Bad Request" err.
Is it possibly the data - the contents of the XML file - that is throwing a spanner/monkey wrench into the works?
Here's what that looks like (excerpt, with the great middle section elided):
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Command>
<INV>
<line_id>1</line_id>
<ref_no>valerie</ref_no>
<upc_code>79997000331</upc_code>
<description>ffff</description>
<department>2</department>
<vendor_id>1</vendor_id>
<upc_pack_size>1</upc_pack_size>
<id>79997000331</id>
<pack_size>1</pack_size>
<unit_cost>0</unit_cost>
<unit_list>0</unit_list>
<unit_qty>9</unit_qty>
<new_item>-1</new_item>
</INV>
<INV>
<line_id>2</line_id>
<ref_no>valerie</ref_no>
<upc_code>81127600412</upc_code>
<description>SLV EAG FF 100 BX</description>
<department>2.01</department>
<vendor_id>1</vendor_id>
<upc_pack_size>1</upc_pack_size>
<id>81127600412</id>
<pack_size>1</pack_size>
<unit_cost>0</unit_cost>
<unit_list>0</unit_list>
<unit_qty>9</unit_qty>
<new_item>0</new_item>
</INV>
. . .
<INV>
<line_id>3277</line_id>
<ref_no>valerie</ref_no>
<upc_code>00980000007</upc_code>
<description>TICTAC</description>
<department>8.8</department>
<vendor_id />
<upc_pack_size>1</upc_pack_size>
<id>00980000007</id>
<pack_size>1</pack_size>
<unit_cost>2</unit_cost>
<unit_list>3.55</unit_list>
<unit_qty>0</unit_qty>
<new_item>0</new_item>
</INV>
</Command>
UPDATE 9
I get "The remote server returned an error: (400) Bad Request" in my app. Now I do see two interesting entries in Fiddler: There are two 404s that display in Fiddler which
have "Host" vals of "localhost:21609" and "localhost:21608" (which relate to the REST calls in question), and "URL" values of /favicon.ico ... ???
What in red blazes is that about? They have a "Body" value of 4,905, a "Caching" value of "private" and "Content-Type" of text/html; charset=utf8
Why is favicon.ico problematic or even considered here?
UPDATE 10
This is Fiddler's "Log" tab contents for my "faked" call to the REST method (using Composer to add my POST URI and upload an XML file):
09:14:20:9657 [WebSocket #1439] Read from Server failed... Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
09:23:19:7275 /Fiddler.CertMaker> Invoking makecert.exe with arguments: -pe -ss my -n "CN=www.google-analytics.com, O=DO_NOT_TRUST, OU=Created by http://www.fiddler2.com" -sky exchange -in DO_NOT_TRUST_FiddlerRoot -is my -eku 1.3.6.1.5.5.7.3.1 -cy end -a sha1 -m 132 -b 09/03/2013
09:23:20:1296 /Fiddler.CertMaker>64-CreateCert(www.google-analytics.com) => (0).
09:25:45:6411 [Fiddler] No HTTP request was received from (chrome:1384) new client socket, port 4235.
09:25:55:6411 [Fiddler] No HTTP request was received from (chrome:1384) new client socket, port 4241.
09:36:35:6681 [WebSocket #1473] Read from Client returned error: 0
09:36:35:7491 [WebSocket #1473] Read from Server returned error: 0
09:37:45:4031 [WebSocket #1552] Read from Client returned error: 0
09:37:45:4861 [WebSocket #1552] Read from Server returned error: 0
09:37:51:8077 [WebSocket #1575] Read from Client returned error: 0
09:37:51:8877 [WebSocket #1575] Read from Server returned error: 0
I would think maybe the "Object reference not set to an instance of an object" is indicating something in my server code might be the problem - but the key part of that is not even reached...is the fact that I'm calling async/await code in the server a possible cause of my woes???
UPDATE 11
With the only change being that "21609" becomes "21608" in my URL, Fiddler now gives me a "500" ("Internal Server Error") Result (when using 21609 I got "204" Result, but it didn't work).
With this port number, the real "meat and potatoes" code is reached on the server (the async/await code that calls XDocument.Load(), etc.
Fiddler's Inspectors.WebView tab shows me:
Is the problem that this xml does not start off with this line:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
...and is thus not seen as valid/real XML?
UPDATE 12
Nope - even with a file that contains that xml starting line, it fails in the same way...
UPDATE 13
So depending on the client used, I get different results:
From the handheld device, I get a "/favicon.ico" err in Fiddler.
From Fiddler itself (using the "Composer" tab) I get, "Data at the root level is invalid. Line 1, position 1"
From a test Winforms app, the code works (the expected file is populated and saved where it should be) but there is no trace in Fiddler that an HTTP call was even made (there is no entry/evidence for it)...???
UPDATE 14
The server app does have this in Global.asax.cs:
RouteTable.Routes.IgnoreRoute("{*favicon}", new { favicon = #"(.*/)?favicon.ico(/.*)?" });
...so...what's the problem?
UPDATE 15
I notice that I can get trace log files generated by my server app from this location: C:\Users\\Documents\IISExpress\TraceLogFiles\
Looking there, I find the proverbial boatload of information (overload?), such as:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
<?xml-stylesheet type='text/xsl' href='freb.xsl'?>
<!-- saved from url=(0014)about:internet -->
<failedRequest url="http://localhost:21609/"
siteId="40"
appPoolId="Clr4IntegratedAppPool"
processId="10580"
verb="GET"
remoteUserName=""
userName=""
tokenUserName="SSCS\clay"
authenticationType="anonymous"
activityId="{00000000-0000-0000-1D00-0080020000ED}"
failureReason="STATUS_CODE"
statusCode="200"
triggerStatusCode="403.14"
timeTaken="62"
xmlns:freb="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2006/06/iis/freb"
>
. . .
What strikes me is the verb "GET" - this is a "POST" not a "GET" - or am I misunderstanding the meaning of the "verb" member?
UPDATE 16
I tested three different ways of calling the REST method, examining what was happening as best as I could using Fiddler and the trace log files that the server creates.
The only successful calling and execution of the server code (receiving the file, and then saving it to disk) occurred with the Winforms (Visual Studio 2013, .NET 4) app.
Here are some details gleaned from those three attempts:
[a] EXE on handheld device:
400 - Bad Request
breakpoint in server Controller code NOT reached
No activity seen in Fiddler
Summary: Fails - server is reached, but returns err msg
Pertinent contents of Log Trace file:
[ no log trace file created ]
[b] Test Winforms app:
breakpoint in server Controller code IS reached
No activity seen in Fiddler (?!?)
Method works - file is created by server code with the data it should have
Summary: works, but is "invisible" to Fiddler
Pertinent contents of Log Trace file:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
<?xml-stylesheet type='text/xsl' href='freb.xsl'?>
<!-- saved from url=(0014)about:internet -->
<failedRequest url="http://localhost:21608/api/inventory/sendXML/duckbill/Platypus/DSD_42314_3_20140310140842828" siteId="41" appPoolId="Clr4IntegratedAppPool" processId="8916"
verb="POST"
remoteUserName=""
userName=""
tokenUserName="NRBQ\clay"
authenticationType="anonymous"
activityId="{00000000-0000-0000-5D00-0080000000F6}"
failureReason="STATUS_CODE"
statusCode="204"
triggerStatusCode="204"
timeTaken="3666"
xmlns:freb="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2006/06/iis/freb"
>
[c] Fiddler "Composer"
breakpoint in server Controller code IS reached
Activity IS seen in Fiddler
Result = 500 ("Internal Server Error")
Summary: Gets further than the handheld, but fails
Pertinent contents of Log Trace file:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
<?xml-stylesheet type='text/xsl' href='freb.xsl'?>
<!-- saved from url=(0014)about:internet -->
<failedRequest url="http://localhost:21608/api/inventory/sendXML/duckbill/platypus/INV_bla"
siteId="41"
appPoolId="Clr4IntegratedAppPool"
processId="8916"
verb="POST"
remoteUserName=""
userName=""
tokenUserName="NRBQ\clay"
authenticationType="anonymous"
activityId="{00000000-0000-0000-4800-0080060000F6}"
failureReason="STATUS_CODE"
statusCode="500"
triggerStatusCode="204"
timeTaken="2964"
xmlns:freb="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2006/06/iis/freb"
>
UPDATE 17
Could it be that my encoding is wrong? It seems that might be the case, based on what I read here when researching the err msg I get ("Data at the root level is invalid. Line 1, position 1.")
This is what I'm doing in the client:
WebRequest req = WebRequest.Create(uri);
req.Method = "Post";
req.ContentType = "text/plain; charset=utf-8";
byte[] encodedBytes = Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(data);
Should ContentType be "application/xml" or "application/x-www-form-urlencoded" (or something else) instead?
and/or should Encoding be something other than UTF8?
UPDATE 18
I noticed in C:\Users\clay\Documents\IISExpress\TraceLogFiles\ that I was getting a "403.14":
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
<?xml-stylesheet type='text/xsl' href='freb.xsl'?>
<!-- saved from url=(0014)about:internet -->
<failedRequest url="http://localhost:21609/"
siteId="40"
appPoolId="Clr4IntegratedAppPool"
processId="1572"
verb="GET"
remoteUserName=""
userName=""
tokenUserName="SSCS\clay"
authenticationType="anonymous"
activityId="{00000000-0000-0000-0200-0080060000EB}"
failureReason="STATUS_CODE"
statusCode="200"
triggerStatusCode="403.14"
timeTaken="904"
xmlns:freb="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2006/06/iis/freb"
>
Which, according to this and more specifically this indicates "Directory listing denied."
Thinking this may be the crux of the problem, I researched what to do about a 403.14, and I followed Method 1 here, which is entitled "Add a default document (Recommended)" but actually contains the steps to "Enable the Directory Browsing feature in IIS"
But I still get the same triggerStatusCode ("403.14") in C:\Users\clay\Documents\IISExpress\TraceLogFiles\
So I was going to try the other method, too, but I already had a default document, so enable was not an option there (disable was).
Finally, I went with the final option, of updating the IIS Express config:
While that made the web pages look better when running the server (the 403.14 was replaced with a "localhost - /" dir listing), it made no difference when the client app attempted to send the XML file to the server. So, this last changed "fixed" the pages that display in the browser when the server is started, but I'm still seeing the "403.14" problem in the Trace log files when I try to access the server from my client app...???
UPDATE 19
With the latest change (setting the IIS config), the Trace log no longer has the "403.14":
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
<?xml-stylesheet type='text/xsl' href='freb.xsl'?>
<failedRequest url="http://localhost:21609/"
. . .
verb="GET"
. . .
failureReason="STATUS_CODE"
statusCode="200"
triggerStatusCode="200"
timeTaken="78"
xmlns:freb="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2006/06/iis/freb"
>
...so I guess the "400 - Bad Request" error I get from the server when calling it from the client is unrelated to this erstwhile 403.14 error. Note, too, that it the "failedRequest" is some "GET" operation (whereas my failing call from the client is an HttpPost). What is failing here I don't know, as statusCode 200 is, in fact, "OK"
The first time (only) that I start the server (or start and then call the server from the client), I get a 404 for a missing favicon, but that doesn't seem to really be a problem.
UPDATE 20
The solution was to add at a command prompt either this:
netsh http add urlacl url=http://shannon2:80/ user=everyone
...or the same for port 8080 instead of 80.
See Update 5 here.
It could, frankly, be a number of things. If the service is hosted on IIS, and you have IE, then, being a REST service, navigate to that URI, and you should get a 400.xx error. The xx part is clarified here
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head>
<title>Calling a Web Service Using XmlHttpRequest</title>
<script type="text/javascript" language="javascript">
var xmlhttp;
var XMLContent='<XML ID="Transaction"><Transaction>'+
'<LoginDetails>'+
'<Email>artur</Email>'+
'<Password>demos2</Password>'+
'</LoginDetails>'+
'<JobDetails>'+
'<JobId>40170978</JobId>'+
'<JobRefNo>prod84</JobRefNo>'+
'<JobTitle>'+
'<![CDATA[ Director of R&D Software product (Multimedia)]]>'+
'</JobTitle>'+
'<JobExpiry>30</JobExpiry>'+
'<JobContactName>'+
'<![CDATA[ Brian Mc Fadden]]>'+
'</JobContactName>'+
'<JobContactEmail>brian.mcfadden#recruiters.ie</JobContactEmail>'+
'<JobShortDesc>'+
'<![CDATA[ Director of R&D Software product concepts Multimedia Web 2.0]]> '+
'</JobShortDesc>'+
'<JobDetDesc><![CDATA[ <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><STRONG>Director of R&D Software product concepts to</STRONG> build a the new prototyping team and processes from the ground up, utilizing an agile development model, manage the R&D team develop a strong vision and be able to clearly articulate the direction the group will take in terms of methodologies and tools in technologies such as J2EE, .NET, Flash, AJAX, DHTML, JavaScript, take marketing requirements from the principal investigators and write functional requirement documents, manage budget for R&D development, manage the projects developed by the internal team and vendors. </P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto">To get this new role you will have a degree in IT / Software and over 5 years plus doing cutting edge development in R&D/ prototyping and leading cutting edge development teams in a software production / product environment, project management and process management skills (AGILE) and demonstrated experience working on product innovation and releases. You may be working in educational gaming, social networking, Web 2.0 applications, mobile technologies, learning management systems, online courseware or shareware. </P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"> </P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt">The package is to €105K + Bonus + VHI + Pension + relocation package where applicable + stock options may be negotiated. There are great career advancement opportunities. To discuss this and other opportunities please send an up-to-date resume to brian.mcfadden#recruiters.ie or call +353 1 6489113 in confidence. Your details will not be sent to any third party without your consent. </P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"> </P>]]>'+
'</JobDetDesc>'+
'<JobSalary>90000</JobSalary>'+
'<JobSalaryMax>105000</JobSalaryMax>'+
'<JobQues1><![CDATA[ ]]>'+
'</JobQues1>'+
'<JobQues2><![CDATA[ ]]>'+
'</JobQues2>'+
'<JobQues3><![CDATA[ ]]>'+
'</JobQues3>'+
'<JobType>0|0</JobType>'+
'<JobAddnlBens>17,14,23,1,5,9,12,10</JobAddnlBens>'+
'<JobLocations>96,98,97</JobLocations>'+
'<JobEducations>8</JobEducations>'+
'<JobExperiences>10</JobExperiences>'+
'<JobCategories>1043,1050</JobCategories>'+
'<JobSubcategories>69896,69869</JobSubcategories>'+
'</JobDetails>'+
'</Transaction>'+
'</XML>';
function on_click()
{
if(window.ActiveXObject)
{
try
{
xmlhttp = new ActiveXObject('Msxml2.XMLHTTP');
}
catch (ex)
{
xmlhttp = new ActiveXObject('Microsoft.XMLHTTP');
}
}
else if (window.XMLHttpRequest)
{
xmlhttp = new window.XMLHttpRequest();
netscape.security.PrivilegeManager.enablePrivilege("UniversalBrowserRead");
}
var xmlToSend = '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>'+
'<soap:Envelope xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:soap="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/">'+
'<soap:Body>'+
'<InsertXML xmlns="http://recpushdata.cyndigo.com/">'+
'<Jobs>'+XMLContent+'</Jobs>'+
'</InsertXML>'+
'</soap:Body>'+
'</soap:Envelope>';
var szUrl;
szUrl = 'http://recpushdata.cyndigo.com/Jobs.asmx?op=InsertXML';
xmlhttp.onreadystatechange = state_Change;
xmlhttp.open("Post", szUrl, true);
xmlhttp.setRequestHeader ("SOAPAction", "http://recpushdata.cyndigo.com/InsertXML");
xmlhttp.setRequestHeader ("Content-Type", "text/xml");
xmlhttp.send(xmlToSend);
}
function state_Change()
{
// if xmlhttp shows "loaded"
if (xmlhttp.readyState==4)
{
// if "OK"
if (xmlhttp.status==200)
{
alert("OK"+xmlhttp.responseText);
}
else
{
alert("Problem retrieving XML data "+xmlhttp.responseText);
}
}
}
</script>
</head>
<body>
<div>
<h1>
Click the button to call the web service</h1>
<input type="button" onclick="return on_click();" value="OK" />
</div>
<div id="responseDiv">
</div>
</body>
</html>
XmlHttpRequest can only be used to call services local to the domain/server from where the page is being served.
Thus, if you're serving a page from:
http://www.example.com/page1
You cannot make an XmlHttpRequest to:
http://www.sample.com/webservice
Since you're setting Content-type, you need to also set it to use UTF-8. And I think it's supposed to be application/xml (source).
xmlhttp.setRequestHeader("Content-Type", "application/xml; charset=utf-8");
Otherwise, have you verified that the XML is properly formatted? Try saving it as a complete XML file and open it in your browser.
For Internet Explorer
http://www.simple-talk.com/dotnet/asp.net/calling-cross-domain-web-services-in-ajax/
For Firefox
http://installingcats.com/2008/01/29/how-to-fix-ajax-error-uncaught-exception-permission-denied-to-call-method-xmlhttprequestopen/