Visual Basic 6.0

HTTPS GET - Download HTML or any Text Content to a String

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The QuickGetStr method is the simplest way to retrieve a text resource from a web server using an HTTP GET request. The text resource can be HTML, XML, JSON, text, or anything other type of file composed of readable text.

Visual Basic 6.0

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

Dim http As New ChilkatHttp

' Send the HTTP GET and return the content in a string.
Dim str As String
str = http.QuickGetStr("https://www.chilkatsoft.com/helloWorld.json")
If (http.LastMethodSuccess = 0) Then
    Debug.Print http.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If

Debug.Print str

str = http.QuickGetStr("https://www.chilkatsoft.com/helloWorld.txt")
Debug.Print str

str = http.QuickGetStr("https://www.chilkatsoft.com/helloWorld.xml")
Debug.Print str