SharePoint 2010 Rest API: How to add attachment to a list item via ListData.svc

Hi
I have set up a project using the REST API in c# Visual Studio 2010.
I have added a service reference to the URL //site/_vti_bin/listdata.svc/
I can query the list and get back data, but I can't retrieve the attachments.
I can write data to the list, but I can't add attachments.
Are there any examples of how to add or retrieve attachments using the REST API services.
Thanks
Mike

Hi,
If you want to work with list attachments using REST API, here are some links will show how to do this using Javascript:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/office/dn292553.aspx#FileAttachments
http://chuvash.eu/2013/02/20/rest-api-add-a-plain-text-file-as-an-attachment-to-a-list-item/
http://www.dotnetmafia.com/blogs/dotnettipoftheday/archive/2013/06/27/how-to-get-list-item-attachments-using-rest-and-javascript-in-sharepoint-2013.aspx
Best regards
Patrick Liang
TechNet Community Support

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