(PowerBuilder) 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 ActiveX Downloads ActiveX for 32-bit and 64-bit Windows

integer li_rc
oleobject loo_Http
string ls_LocalFilePath
integer li_Success

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

loo_Http = create oleobject
// Use "Chilkat_9_5_0.Http" for versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0
li_rc = loo_Http.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.Http")
if li_rc < 0 then
    destroy loo_Http
    MessageBox("Error","Connecting to COM object failed")
    return
end if

// Download a .zip
ls_LocalFilePath = "/temp/hamlet.zip"
li_Success = loo_Http.Download("http://www.chilkatsoft.com/hamlet.zip",ls_LocalFilePath)
if li_Success <> 1 then
    Write-Debug loo_Http.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_Http
    return
end if

// Download an XML file:
// To download using SSL/TLS, simply use "https://" in the URL.
ls_LocalFilePath = "/temp/hamlet.xml"
li_Success = loo_Http.Download("https://www.chilkatsoft.com/hamlet.xml",ls_LocalFilePath)
if li_Success <> 1 then
    Write-Debug loo_Http.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_Http
    return
end if

Write-Debug "OK!"


destroy loo_Http