URI formats are not supported.

Question

User-1881192663 posted

Imports System.IO
Imports System

Dim strURL As String="http://localhost:1234/myfile.jpg"

Dim file As FileInfo
file = New FileInfo(strURL)

This is my code.  I am trying to download a file from IIS, but encountering the following error:

URI formats are not supported.

How can we access a file on server, kindly let me know

 

Answer 1

User-417784260 posted

You would have to use the webclient class to open a file from the internet

http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/24920/C-Image-Download

Answer 2

User-691245060 posted

Doanload files from server - http://www.intstrings.com/ramivemula/asp-net/how-to-download-files-from-server-to-client-using-a-generic-handler/ 

Thanks,