(Go) 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 Go Downloads Go Package for Windows, MacOS, Linux, Alpine Linux, Solaris

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

    http := chilkat.NewHttp()

    // Download a .zip
    localFilePath := "/temp/hamlet.zip"
    success := http.Download("http://www.chilkatsoft.com/hamlet.zip",localFilePath)
    if success != true {
        fmt.Println(http.LastErrorText())
        http.DisposeHttp()
        return
    }

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

    fmt.Println("OK!")

    http.DisposeHttp()