JSON decompressing

[robertybob]

Hi

I am retrieving a file from a server, say http://www.abc.com/abc.json which is compressed.

What is the method of reading the response in vb.net (visual studio)? ie, decompressing it first then reading it?

My general method is as follows but it doesn't like reading the data since it's compressed I guess.

Dim Url As String = "https://www.abc.com/abc.json"
Dim request As WebRequest = Nothing
Dim response As WebResponse = Nothing
Dim strResponseStatus As String = ""
request = WebRequest.Create(New Uri(Url))
request.Method = "GET"
request.ContentType = "application/json-rpc"
response = request.GetResponse()

Thanks!

[iam_clint]

If its compressed you need to know what kind of compression was used then decompress after you receive it.

[robertybob]

ok - the decompressing bit I figured but that is the code I'm stuck on. as for the type of compression, that I can't be sure about but let's assume gzip.

[iam_clint]

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.io.compression.gzipstream%28v=vs.110%29.aspx

system.io.compr ession namespace has a gzipstream

[robertybob]

Thx Clint - been sidetracked on something at the moment but will try to check back with this shortly