[dba-VB] URL syntax for a webservice

Hi Shamil and Jim

I tested a few places, and it seems like most web servers are quite relaxed regarding this - both formats seem to be accepted.

/gustav

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Fra: dba-vb-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-vb-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] På vegne af Salakhetdinov Shamil
Sendt: 16. december 2014 17:57
Til: Discussion concerning Visual Basic and related programming issues.
Emne: Re: [dba-VB] URL syntax for a webservice

 Hi Gustav --

Yes, I personally prefer to use the last format but here is a real life example where Microsoft uses the first format on web page:

http://aspnet.codeplex.com/sourcecontrol/latest#Samples/WebApi/CustomActionSelector/ReadMe.txt  

" This sample is provided as part of the ASP.NET Web Stack sample repository at http://aspnet.codeplex.com/

For more information about the samples, please see
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=261487 "


But the last format  http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?LinkId=261487   would also work.

Thank you.

-- Shamil


Tue, 16 Dec 2014 11:41:26 +0000 from Gustav Brock <gustav at cactus.dk>:
>Hi all
>
>I found out to search for "URL" and  "syntax" and that quickly revealed that the last is correct.
>
>/gustav
>
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>[mailto:dba-vb-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] P  vegne af Gustav Brock
>Sendt: 15. december 2014 19:30
>Til: Discussion concerning Visual Basic and related programming issues. 
>(dba-vb at databaseadvisors.com)
>Emne: [dba-VB] URL syntax for a webservice
>
>Hi all
>
>What is the preferred syntax for this? A trailing slash or not after the path?
>For example:
>
>     http://someapi.org/api/?key=122696&country=dk
>
>or:
>
>     http://someapi.org/api?key=122696&country=dk
>
>I think the first, but in various examples I've seen the last.
>
>/gustav