'Option Strict On disallows late binding' problem

[John]

Hi

I am trying to create a Microsoft.XMLHTTP object via below code;

Dim oHttpPost As Object
oHttpPost = CreateObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP")
oHttpPost.Open("POST", "www.myurl.com", False)

The problem is that I am getting an error on the statement oHttpPost.Open.
What type of variable do I need to declare oHttpPost as?

Thanks

Regards

 

[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

I am trying to create a Microsoft.XMLHTTP object via below code;

Dim oHttpPost As Object
oHttpPost = CreateObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP")
oHttpPost.Open("POST", "www.myurl.com", False)

The problem is that I am getting an error on the statement oHttpPost.Open.
What type of variable do I need to declare oHttpPost as?

Either disable 'Option Strict' for the file to allow late binding or add a
reference to the MSXML COM library, import the required namespaces and use
the classes defined in the namespaces.

 

[John]

Hi Herfried

Thanks for this. I have several references to XML;

Microsoft XML, v2.6
Microsoft XML, v3.0
Microsoft XML, v5.0
Microsoft XML, v6.0
Microsoft XML, version 2.0

Does it matter which one to use?

Thanks

Regards

 

[Steve Gerrard]

It would make more sense to me, if you are doing this in .Net, to use the
System.Net.HttpWebRequest class, rather than using the older COM version. It
should provide equivalent methods for everything you might need to do.

By the way, for most ordinary XML, it doesn't make any difference which version
of MS-XML you use. Using an older one ensures a wider range of compatibility.

 

[sloan]

In .Net 2.0 look at the WebClient
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=WebClient+Download&sa=N&tab=gw

In .Net 1.1...look at the
HttpHelper
http://groups.google.com/groups/search?hl=en&q=HttpHelper+sloan



I would try very had to convert your VB6 code ... to .Net code.

The longer you put it off, the worst it gets.

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MS made some VB6 code to ease with the transition.

But just because you ~can~ doesn't mean you ~should~.

You should abandon ADO and do ADO.Net.


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