[mono-android] System.Net.WebClient.UploadFileAsync Problem

[Jonathan Pryor]

Please file a feature request at bugzilla.xamarin.com.

Thanks,
 - Jon

On Jan 19, 2012, at 10:25 AM, subsembly wrote:

> Hi all,
> 
> just when I thought all troubles with WebClient are gone, I encountered a
> new one. This time the compatibility problem is with the
> WebClient.UploadFileAsync() method. When using this method in order to
> upload a file, the other end receives a binary stream wrapped as follows
> (example):
> 
> --------------8cea4d9249390f8
> Content-Disposition: form-data; name="file"; filename="Android.sub"
> Content-Type: application/octet-stream
> 
> [...actual file data...]
> 
> --------------8cea4d9249390f8--
> 
> However, in the real Windows .NET Framework the very same method transmits
> the net file data, without wrapping it like a form data post. Hence our old
> Windows file uploading code actually corrupts files when uploading from Mono
> for Android.
> 
> BTW: I also tried this same with MonoTouch, which behaves exactly like Mono
> for Android.
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> Andreas
> 
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