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Do a synchronous http request
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do a sync http requesst.fs
open System
open System.IO
open System.Net
open System.Web
// get contents synchronously
let http_sync (uri:Uri) =
let reader = new StreamReader(WebRequest.Create(uri).GetResponse().GetResponseStream())
reader.ReadToEnd()
let original_query = "florists in Miami florida"
let bing_query = HttpUtility.UrlEncode(original_query)
let url = "http://www.bing.com/search?first=0&q=" + bing_query
let content = http_sync (Uri url)
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