url in StreamReader

Question

when i use this code,i can see text file in the folder That named like one of combobox item.

and when i change this @"C:\xampp\htdocs\c\" to http://localhost:81/c/ is not work and show this error

An unhandled exception of type 'System.ArgumentException' occurred in mscorlib.dll

Additional information: URI formats are not supported.

what can i do ?

private void toolStripComboBox1_SelectedIndexChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {

    richTextBox1.Text = toolStripComboBox1.SelectedItem.ToString();
                string rich =  toolStripComboBox1.SelectedItem.ToString();
                richTextBox1.Text= rich += ".txt";

           StreamReader rd = new StreamReader(@"C:\xampp\htdocs\c\" + rich);
                       richTextBox1.Text = rd.ReadToEnd();     
                           rd.Close();

sorry for my bad english :(

@Pikoh thanks but what i can instead use URIs in a StreamReader ? — MAHDI.TX, Nov 02 '16 at 15:37

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 02 '16 at 15:19

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You need to use WebClient to read files from server ;

WebClient client = new WebClient();
Stream stream = client.OpenRead("http://localhost:81/c/"+ rich);
StreamReader reader = new StreamReader(stream);
string str= reader.ReadToEnd();

answered Nov 02 '16 at 15:19

Nihat Mert

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thanks for answer,but i want see text inside the text file – MAHDI.TX Nov 02 '16 at 15:24
you just need to set text to str – Nihat Mert Nov 03 '16 at 14:33

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Nov 02 '16 at 15:50

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i add this code to Nihat Mert answer and its work

 richTextBox1.Text = str;

answered Nov 02 '16 at 15:50

MAHDI.TX

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url in StreamReader

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