Accessing a Live file from within a Word AddIn

Question

Hi;

If this is not the right forum, please let me know which is.

In my AddIn I call the following code where the filename is the file I
am editing and it is a Microsoft Live file

filename="http://adamm515.workspace.office.live.com/90359bb4-dede-494c-b024-57dc8611d0f5/Docs/Windward Trucking Template 2.docx"

Also weird that the file will not come up if pasted in a browser. But it is the filename returned by Word to my AddIn.

WebRequest req = WebRequest.Create(filename);
WebResponse resp = req.GetResponse();

And on GetResponse() I get the exception:

System.Net.WebException occurred
  Message="The remote server returned an error: (501) Not
Implemented."
  Source="System"
  StackTrace:
       at System.Net.HttpWebRequest.GetResponse()
       at net.windward.utils.FileUtils.GetStream(String filename) in
C:\src\holomua\Kailua\net\windward\utils\FileUtils.cs:line 113
  InnerException: 

Any idea why?

thanks - dave

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Answer 1

Possibly due to authentication issues. I tried to use Fiddler to monitor the request, and verified you have to put cookies such as ANON and NAP in the request. Without the cookie, you'll get 501. I don't know much about Office Live. I would suggest you to post all Office Live related questions on http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/olbasics/threads.

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Answer 2

Hi Everyone, i think that i have figured out how to get files from office live workspace. 

goto my blog post: http://blogs.windwardreports.com/adamm/2009/07/office-live-workspace-console-app-with-source-upload-download-with-webdav.html

it has a small console app (.exe) and the source code for the project.

Im pretty sure that inside of word, the user will already be authenticated, so the only thing that you need to do is change the URL that you get back to be of the syntax mentioned in my post. 

I have only tested downloading, so far, when i get uploading working, i will make a new post.