Question

I have the following code that should insert two fields into a database via a WCF Service but I get a 405 Method Not Allowed error when I test in Eclipse.

The WCF works from both Fiddler and my testing C# web client, I only get the error from Android via my phone, leading me to believe the problem may be in this code!

HttpPost request = new HttpPost("http://www.mysite.com/myservice.svc/postname?fname=fred&lname=frognoggle");

request.setHeader("Accept", "application/json");
request.setHeader("Content-type", "application/json");

DefaultHttpClient httpClient = new DefaultHttpClient();
HttpResponse response = httpClient.execute(request);

Log.d("WebInvoke", "Saving : " + response.getStatusLine().getStatusCode());

Can anyone see what I’m missing!

Edit

I’m doing a post in Fiddler and if I post:

http://www.mysite.com/myservice.svc/postname?fname=fred&lname=frognoggle

It all works fine works.

Cheers,

Mike.

Answer 1

Update: back by request. The code below is what I am using to make a JSON POST on Android and it is working for me.

You are doing an HTTP POST in your Android code. Are you doing a POST in fiddler too or are you doing a GET? The reason I ask is that you are not sending a body with your post, only setting the query string. I have included my Android code that does a JSON POST to a WCF service.

Hope this helps…

If you post more information I will be glad to help and update answer.

    public JSONObject sendPOSTurl(String url, JSONObject data) throws JSONException 
    {  
        HttpClient httpclient = new DefaultHttpClient();  
        HttpPost httppost = new HttpPost(url);
        HttpResponse response;  

        try 
        {  
            StringEntity se = new StringEntity(data.toString());

            httppost.setEntity(se);
            httppost.setHeader("Accept", "application/json");
            httppost.setHeader("Content-type", "application/json");

            response = httpclient.execute(httppost);

            HttpEntity entity = response.getEntity();  

            if (entity != null) 
            {  
                InputStream instream = entity.getContent();  
                String result = convertStreamToString(instream);  

                instream.close();  
                return new JSONObject(result);  
            }  
        } 
        catch(Exception e)
        {
            Log.e("REST", "Failed to POST data", e);
        }

        return null;  
    }

public static String convertStreamToString(InputStream is) 
{
    BufferedReader reader = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(is));
    StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();

    String line = null;
    try 
    {
        while ((line = reader.readLine()) != null) 
        {
            sb.append(line + "\n");
        }
    } 
    catch (Exception e) 
    {
        e.printStackTrace();
    } 
    finally 
    {
        try 
        {
            is.close();
        } 
        catch (Exception e) 
        {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
    }
    return sb.toString();
}