Re: Get XML file!?

From: Joerg Jooss (joerg.jooss_at_gmx.net)
Date: 11/13/04 

Date: Sat, 13 Nov 2004 12:29:43 +0100

Oscar Thornell wrote:
> Hi!
>
> I would like to get (download) an XML file that resides on a HTTP
> server (Tomcat....doesn´t rely matter..).
> What is the best way to do that in C#/.NET.....on the client side a
> typed dataset is waiting for the XML...

Assuming you can access the file without authentication or setting up
special infrastructure properties (like proxies) for your HTTP connection

DataSet ds = new DataSet();
ds.ReadXml("http://host/path/to/dataset.xml");

does the trick.

Cheers, 

-- 
Joerg Jooss
www.joergjooss.de
news@joergjooss.de

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