Let me clarify... You can do one of 1) Use GET, and specify the parameters as part of the URL query string (e.g. "http://stream.twitter.com/1/statuses/filter.json?track=Microsoft<http://stream.twitter.com/1/statuses/filter.json? track=Microsoft> ") 2) Use POST, and pass your arguments in through some VB method. In this case the URL will be "http://stream.twitter.com/1/statuses/filter.json<http://stream.twitter.com/1/statuses/filter.json? track=Microsoft> "
---Mark http://twitter.com/mccv On Fri, Mar 5, 2010 at 2:55 PM, Mad Euchre <mad.ukrain...@gmail.com> wrote: > I switch to post after reading John's response. > > 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 Kalucki > > On Mar 5, 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 -- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text - >
