(C# UWP/WinRT) HTTP Download any Type of File (binary or text)

The Download method may be called to download any type of file. It may be a binary file such as a .zip, .pdf, etc., or it may be text (.xml, .txt, etc.). There is no distinction. The Download method downloads the file from the web server and streams it to a file byte-for-byte exactly as received. Any web page may be downloaded in the same fashion. Passing a URL for a page that would normally be viewed in a browser would simply download to a file the HTML delivered by the web server.

SSL/TLS connections are fully supported by simply specifying a URL that begins with "https://".

Chilkat Universal Windows Platform (UWP) / WinRT Downloads Chilkat for the Universal Windows Platform (UWP)

// This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
// See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

Chilkat.Http http = new Chilkat.Http();

// Download a .zip
string localFilePath = "/temp/hamlet.zip";
bool success = await http.DownloadAsync("http://www.chilkatsoft.com/hamlet.zip",localFilePath);
if (success != true) {
    Debug.WriteLine(http.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

// Download an XML file:
// To download using SSL/TLS, simply use "https://" in the URL.
localFilePath = "/temp/hamlet.xml";
success = await http.DownloadAsync("https://www.chilkatsoft.com/hamlet.xml",localFilePath);
if (success != true) {
    Debug.WriteLine(http.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

Debug.WriteLine("OK!");