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I am creating an ASP.NET Web Service and I am trying to do something very basic... delete a file. The code is simple:<br />
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//test code<br />
string testFilePath = @&quot;C:\Test\Test.zip&quot;;<br />
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if(File.Exists(testFilePat<wbr />h)) &nbsp; &nbsp;//it sees the file just fine<br />
&nbsp; &nbsp; File.Delete(testFilePath);<wbr /> &nbsp;// then throws an exception... why?<br />
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I get an error that states: &quot;Request format is unrecognized.&quot;<br />
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The same exact code will work perfect in a windows app, but not in this web service... why?<br />
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Regards,<br />
- Steven
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I am creating an ASP.NET Web Service and I am trying to do something very basic... delete a file. The code is simple:

//test code
string testFilePath = @"C:\Test\Test.zip";

if(File.Exists(testFilePath))    //it sees the file just fine
    File.Delete(testFilePath);  // then throws an exception... why?

I get an error that states: "Request format is unrecognized."


The same exact code will work perfect in a windows app, but not in this web service... why?

Regards,
- Steven

Web Service will not delete file

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