(Visual Basic 6.0) HTTPS GET - Download HTML or any Text Content to a String

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.

Chilkat ActiveX Downloads ActiveX for 32-bit and 64-bit Windows

' 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