Yeah - after much searching I discovered the URL encoding for space is %2B - but this still did not work.
I really think there is a problem with oauth.WebRequest() in the DLL? I know there is a Twitter Interface but there is no documentation on how to use it either (that Rackovic wrote) On Aug 13, 9:55 pm, catcalls <g.obrzut3...@ntlworld.com> wrote: > Dim post_data As String = TextBox1.Text > Dim url As String = "http://twitter.com/statuses/ > update.xml?status=" & post_data > > Dim xml As String = oauth.WebRequest(RequestMethod.POST, > url, String.Empty) > > This is my code. > > I'll try URL Encoding the string next. Thanks for the suggestion. > > On Aug 13, 9:53 pm, Andrew Badera <and...@badera.us> wrote: > > > > > Perhaps you need to reconsider your design abstractions -- you should > > be able to virtually plug and play. You should have an assembly > > sitting between your app and the Twitter library, if you're using > > third party, and use your intermediary assembly as an adapter or > > facade. That makes it a lot simpler to swap the library on the > > backend. You can also use interfaces for this sort of purpose; I > > prefer the separate assembly because it reduces regression testing > > needs when you make changes later. Single-purpose-ish principle. > > > Have you tried encoding the spaces before sending them into his library? > > > ∞ Andy Badera > > ∞ This email is: [ ] bloggable [x] ask first [ ] private > > ∞ Google me:http://www.google.com/search?q=(andrew+badera)+OR+(andy+badera) > > > On Thu, Aug 13, 2009 at 4:50 PM, catcalls<g.obrzut3...@ntlworld.com> wrote: > > > > Furthermore - I have wrote an entire program with full Twitter > > > Interfacing from Searching to Following to Finally Updating and now I > > > find I cannot post spaces with the library. > > > > I cannot rewrite my entire code base because you suggest LINQ2Twitter. > > > > I am using this guys library and he really needs to get it sorted for > > > me and the rest of his user base. > > > > Basically, my only work around is to replace spaces with an underscore > > > _ > > > > That works. > > > > But it looks like garbage.
