Re: Check for internet connection

Which status code?  HTTPWebRequest.GetResponse() returns a WebResponse
which doesn't have a status code.  The WebException has a status property,
but generating a WebException is exactly what I'm trying to avoid.


On Sat, 17 Mar 2007 12:24:03 -0500, Booth, Bill
<[email protected]> wrote:

>How about just doing a HTTPWebRequest and check the status code?
>
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>
>Hi,
>I'm using a Web Service, and would like to check if an internet
>connection is available before calling it so I can handle it in a
>user-friendly manner without generating a WebException.  Can anyone tell
>me how to do this?
>
>Yours truly,
>Stephen
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