Loop Error including strings and variables

Question

I keep getting an error like when I have string, it says it cannot convert 'byte[]' to string. And when I have it as var it says the same thing but gives me an error to the data next to Results.txt.

if (Lock.Contains("Mode: Data Grabber"))
{
    Console.WriteLine("Loading Data Grabber 2.0! Mode = Data Grabber!\n");
    Console.WriteLine("Enter the websites url!\n");
    Console.WriteLine("(\n) " + "(\n)");
    if (Option == Option)
    {
        WebClient wc = new WebClient();
        string data = wc.DownloadData(Option);
        Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.Green;
        Console.WriteLine("Downloading data from " + data);
        Thread.Sleep(3000);
        Console.WriteLine("\n");

        if (!File.Exists(Directory.GetCurrentDirectory() + @"/Results.txt"))
        {
            File.Create(Directory.GetCurrentDirectory() + @"/Results.txt");
        }

        File.WriteAllText(Directory.GetCurrentDirectory() + @"/Results.txt", data);
        Console.WriteLine("All data has been sent to the path");
    }
}

Unrelated to the actual problem (use DownloadString instead of DownloadData), but the `if (Option == Option)` looks a bit weird. — Ricardo Pieper, Nov 12 '18 at 01:09
Be aware that `GetCurrentDirectory` can change while your program runs, and that non-admins cannot write to the application directory. Consult [Error about finding the file ...](https://stackoverflow.com/a/52546595/22437). — Dour High Arch, Nov 12 '18 at 02:15

Sadique · Answer 1 · 2018-11-12T00:54:39.180

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You are trying to write string when you have a byte[], i.e., data

string data = wc.DownloadData(Option);

WebClient.DownloadData returns a byte[]

public byte[] DownloadData (string address);

Try out:

string data = wc.DownloadString (address);

edited Nov 12 '18 at 00:54

answered Nov 12 '18 at 00:44

Sadique

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So is there a way to fix or edit it, to make it work? – Vernon Jacko Nov 12 '18 at 00:46
What are you downloading and from where? If you are trying to crawl through the web and doing web scrapping then use https://html-agility-pack.net/ – Sadique Nov 12 '18 at 00:47

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Nov 12 '18 at 00:52

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Here you go:

Replace this code string data = wc.DownloadData(Option); with System.Text.Encoding.UTF8.GetString(wc.DownloadData(Option))

The premise is that the encoding of the corresponding text is UTF-8.

Hope this would be helpful.

answered Nov 12 '18 at 00:52

Lee Liu

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score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Nov 12 '18 at 00:54

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You should use the 'DownloadString' method of WebClient to get a string:

string data = wc.DownloadString (Option);

Now the content will a string.

answered Nov 12 '18 at 00:54

Poul Bak

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Loop Error including strings and variables

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