c# - Issues passing an Xml file to a method in console application -

i working on c# console application making http post request web api using xml file , i'm kind of new xml , web services figured out following code request failed pass xml data method

static void main(string[] args)         {             string desturl=@"https://xyz.abcgroup.com/abcapi/";             program p = new program();             system.console.writeline(p.webrequestpostdata(desturl, @"c:\applications\testservice\fixmlsub.xml"));         }          public  string webrequestpostdata(string url, string postdata)         {             system.net.webrequest req = system.net.webrequest.create(url);              req.contenttype = "text/xml";             req.method = "post";              byte[] bytes = system.text.encoding.ascii.getbytes(postdata);             req.contentlength = bytes.length;              using (stream os = req.getrequeststream())             {                 os.write(bytes, 0, bytes.length);             }              using (system.net.webresponse resp = req.getresponse())             {                 if (resp == null) return null;                  using (system.io.streamreader sr = new system.io.streamreader(resp.getresponsestream()))                 {                     return sr.readtoend().trim();                 }             }         } 

for obvious reasons above code throws 404 error think not passing xml data properly

may know how can fix this?

you're not posting xml, posting string c:\applications\testservice\fixmlsub.xml

change method call from:

system.console.writeline(p.webrequestpostdata(desturl, @"c:\applications\testservice\fixmlsub.xml")); 

to

var xml = xelement.load(@"c:\applications\testservice\fixmlsub.xml"); system.console.writeline(p.webrequestpostdata(desturl, xml.tostring(saveoptions.disableformatting)); 

if trying learn post / receive, go it. there open source libraries tested use if want use them.

the non-free version of servicestack. , older free-version. think older free version great. i've never tried newer one. deal objects, employee , pass library , translation xml or whatever web-service wants.

you can post whole strings if want. have great extension methods too.