You need a client returning incremental HTTP responses. I don't think WebResponse does that. TcpClient definitely does, that's what I'm using in C#.
∞ Andy Badera ∞ +1 518-641-1280 Google Voice ∞ This email is: [ ] bloggable [x] ask first [ ] private ∞ Google me: http://www.google.com/search?q=andrew%20badera On Fri, Mar 5, 2010 at 4:38 PM, Mark McBride <mmcbr...@twitter.com> wrote: > I think this is slightly backwards. You want to use the GET method, but set > up the URI you have (with the track=Microsoft parameter). You will also > need to authenticate. > Note that this is a streaming API. I don't know VB all that well, but > there's a reasonable chance that this call only returns data when the HTTP > call has finished. The streaming API will *never* finish, so you'll need to > parse data as it's available. Without looking at VB doc I have no idea how > you would set that up. > > ---Mark > > http://twitter.com/mccv > > > On Fri, Mar 5, 2010 at 9:54 AM, Mad Euchre <mad.ukrain...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Thanks. >> >> Now I'm using the post method. >> >> How should I use the track parameter? Something like this? >> >> address = New Uri("http://stream.twitter.com/1/statuses/filter.json? >> track=Microsoft") >> >> I'm getting connected but no data that matches Microsoft is streaming >> over.No data for that matter. >> >> I'm passing my name and pw in the request.credentials method. The >> server returned a 200 OK when I added the credentials but not when it >> was in the URL alone. >> >> ie; address = New Uri("http://stream.twitter.com/1/statuses/ >> filter.json?track=Microsoft - name:pw" >> >> Thanks, >> >> Peter >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Mar 2, 5:19 pm, John Kalucki <j...@twitter.com> wrote: >> > The text file approach only applies to POST parameters set from the curl >> > command, and in no other case. >> > >> > When creating an HTTP client from within a program, you should be able >> > to >> > configure the POST parameters via method calls. If you can't, it's a >> > pretty >> > worthless HTTP library. Each client library is different, check your >> > docs. >> > >> > -John Kaluckihttp://twitter.com/jkalucki >> > Infrastructure, Twitter Inc. >> > >> > >> > >> > On Tue, Mar 2, 2010 at 12:42 PM, Mad Euchre <mad.ukrain...@gmail.com> >> > wrote: >> > > This is the VB code I would use to start any http stream >> > >> > > request = DirectCast(WebRequest.Create("http:// >> > > stream.twitter.com/1/statuses/filter.json - name:pw"), HttpWebRequest) >> > > request.Credentials = New NetworkCredential("name", "pw") >> > > ' Get response >> > > response = DirectCast(request.GetResponse(), >> > > HttpWebResponse) >> > >> > > ' Get the response stream into a reader >> > > reader = New StreamReader(response.GetResponseStream()) >> > >> > > The streaming api documentation says to create a file called track.txt >> > > and add text similar to this without the quotes. "track=peter, paul, >> > > mary" >> > >> > > Then use curl >> > > @track.txthttp://stream.twitter.com/1/statuses/filter.json >> > > - name:pw >> > >> > > I can't believe I have to shell out to DOS and run the curl command >> > > line. >> > >> > > My direct question is how do others incorportate the @track.txt in the >> > > VB.Net web request? >> > >> > > Maybe something like this? >> > >> > >http://stream.twitter.com/1/statuses/filter.json- name:pw? >> > > track.txt >> > >> > > Thanks- Hide quoted text - >> > >> > - Show quoted text - > >
