How to: Send Data Using the WebRequest Class

The following procedure describes the steps used to send data to a server. This procedure is commonly used to post data to a Web page.

To send data to a host server

1. Create a WebRequest instance by calling Create with the URI of the resource that accepts data, for example, a script or ASP .Net page.

   
   
   
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   WebRequest request = WebRequest.Create("http://www.contoso.com/");    

    

   
   
   
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