Read an XML file from http address
You'll want to use LINQ to XML to process the XML file. The XDocument.Load Method supports loading an XML document from an URI:
var document = XDocument.Load("https://10.1.12.15/xmldata?item=all");
Another way to do this is using the XmlDocument class. A lot of servers around the world are still running .Net Framework < 3.0 so it's good to know that this class still exists alongside XDocumentin case you're developing an application that will be run on a server.
string url = @"https://10.1.12.15/xmldata?item=all";XmlDocument xmlDoc = new XmlDocument();xmlDoc.Load(url);
Maybe the correct answer must starting by reading the initial question about how to "Read an XML file from a URL (or in this case from a Http address)".
I think that can be the best for you see the next easy demos:
(In this case XmlTextReader but today you can use XmlReader instead of XmlTextReader)http://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/307643
(Parallel you could read this documentation too).https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.xml.xmlreader(v=vs.110).aspx
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