Alternative to URLDownloadToFile (IE not installed)

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Greg Lovern - 30 Oct 2007 16:49 GMT

I'm using URLDownloadToFile and it's working fine, but some of the
users don't have IE installed and don't want to install it.

Is there an alternative to URLDownloadToFile that doesn't require MS
Internet Explorer to be installed?

Thanks,

Greg

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mayayana - 30 Oct 2007 19:37 GMT

You can just use straight API:
http://www.jsware.net/jsware/vbcode.php3#htp

The link goes to a UserControl that handles
downloads by using Winsock directly. There are
no extra dependencies from Win95 up. Using Winsock
also provides the option to log/inspect the server
conversation and optionally respond to it.

> I'm using URLDownloadToFile and it's working fine, but some of the
> users don't have IE installed and don't want to install it.
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> Greg

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Greg Lovern - 30 Oct 2007 22:02 GMT

> You can just use straight API:http://www.jsware.net/jsware/vbcode.php3#htp

Thanks, that looks great.

Greg

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Karl E. Peterson - 30 Oct 2007 20:46 GMT

> I'm using URLDownloadToFile and it's working fine, but some of the
> users don't have IE installed and don't want to install it.
>
> Is there an alternative to URLDownloadToFile that doesn't require MS
> Internet Explorer to be installed?

VB5/6 UserControls have an AsyncTransfer method that's a hidden gem. See
http://vb.mvps.org/samples/NetCam for an idea of how to use it. One really nice
aspect is, you don't have to save to a file before using the bytes.

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mr_unreliable - 30 Oct 2007 22:26 GMT

Greg, I am assuming you don't wish to use a third-party utility
for this. Otherwise...

I have been using the (free) ws_ftp95 for years. You can still
find it on the web. However, Ipswitch no longer offers a free
version. Their latest version is "WS_FTP Professional 2007"
and is offered for sale here:

http://www.ipswitch.com/products/ws_ftp/index.asp

PC Mag recommends FileZilla, a free ftp utility from Source
Forge:

http://sourceforge.net/projects/filezilla/

You may also wish to take a look at Karl Peterson's "Slurp"
utility, for downloading URL's. I'm surprised he didn't
mention it himself.

http://vb.mvps.org/samples/project.asp?id=Slurp

cheers, jw

> I'm using URLDownloadToFile and it's working fine, but some of the
> users don't have IE installed and don't want to install it.
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> Greg

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Tony Proctor - 07 Nov 2007 12:39 GMT

Does anyone know if the URLMON DLL is redistributable?

Tony Proctor

> I'm using URLDownloadToFile and it's working fine, but some of the
> users don't have IE installed and don't want to install it.
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Randy Birch - 07 Nov 2007 13:08 GMT

Only as an install of IE.

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> Does anyone know if the URLMON DLL is redistributable?
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