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Hi there

I'm new to VB.NET programming and really programming in general.

I have a small binary file on my website that I want to download
programmaticall y onto my local hard drive.

I can locate the file on my website using (System.Net. namespace) ...

Dim uri As New Uri(<web address goes here>)
Dim req As WebRequest = WebRequest.Crea te(uri)
Dim resp As WebResponse = req.GetResponse ().

Is there a simple way to download this file to my hard drive?

Please help
Best regards
Loane
Nov 21 '05 #1
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"Loane Sharp" <lo********@hot mail.com> schrieb:
Is there a simple way to download this file to my hard drive?


'WebClient.Down loadFile'.

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M S Herfried K. Wagner
M V P <URL:http://dotnet.mvps.org/>
V B <URL:http://dotnet.mvps.org/dotnet/faqs/>
Nov 21 '05 #2
p.s. for instance, how would I copy a .gif file from my website to my local
hard drive programatically ?
"Loane Sharp" <lo********@hot mail.com> wrote in message
news:Ow******** ******@TK2MSFTN GP12.phx.gbl...
Hi there

I'm new to VB.NET programming and really programming in general.

I have a small binary file on my website that I want to download
programmaticall y onto my local hard drive.

I can locate the file on my website using (System.Net. namespace) ...

Dim uri As New Uri(<web address goes here>)
Dim req As WebRequest = WebRequest.Crea te(uri)
Dim resp As WebResponse = req.GetResponse ().

Is there a simple way to download this file to my hard drive?

Please help
Best regards
Loane

Nov 21 '05 #3
Thanks Herfried, you're a lifesaver.

Best regards
Loane
"Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]" <hi************ ***@gmx.at> wrote in message
news:%2******** ********@TK2MSF TNGP09.phx.gbl. ..
"Loane Sharp" <lo********@hot mail.com> schrieb:
Is there a simple way to download this file to my hard drive?


'WebClient.Down loadFile'.

--
M S Herfried K. Wagner
M V P <URL:http://dotnet.mvps.org/>
V B <URL:http://dotnet.mvps.org/dotnet/faqs/>

Nov 21 '05 #4

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