How to Validate Web Service URL in ASP.Net

Question

Hi How can I validate web service URL. I have tried with pinging the URL is it the right way to do so and will it work for all types of web services. I have tried this… System.Net.NetworkInformation. Ping lObjPing = new System.Net.NetworkInformation. Ping (); System.Net.NetworkInformation. PingReply lObjPingReply = null ; lObjPingReply = lObjPing.Send(URL); Please help out. Thanks Sreenath

Sreenath G · Answer

this worked for me.. string Http_URL = HttpUtility .UrlDecode(URL); HttpWebRequest lObjReq = ( HttpWebRequest ) HttpWebRequest .Create(Http_URL); lObjReq.Timeout = 36000; lObjReq.UseDefaultCredentials = true ; if (lObjReq.GetResponse().ContentLength > 0) { Output_Err =  ; lStrLog = URL +  is a Valid URL. ; return true ; } else { lStrLog = Output_Err = Invalid URL or Web Service. ; return false ; }