(Visual Basic 6.0) 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

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

Dim http As New ChilkatHttp

' Download a .zip
Dim localFilePath As String
localFilePath = "/temp/hamlet.zip"
Dim success As Long
success = http.Download("http://www.chilkatsoft.com/hamlet.zip",localFilePath)
If (success <> 1) Then
    Debug.Print http.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If

' 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 <> 1) Then
    Debug.Print http.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If

Debug.Print "OK!"