InternetFileDownload

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The InternetFileDownload transaction uses FTP protocol to download an Internet file to a folder called Spicer under the system temporary folder.

Type XTYP_REQUEST

Syntax [InternetFileDownload("server", "userID", "password", port, "filename")]

Parameter	Data type	Values	Meaning
server	string	name of the Internet server (or URL)
userID	string	""	no user ID required
		text	valid user ID. See Remarks.
password	string	""	no password required
		text	valid password. See Remarks.
port	WORD	0	use default port number
		other integer	use specified port number
filename	string	full name and path of the file to download
Reply	Data type	Values and Meaning
"filename"	string	name of the local file on disk

Remarks

Typically, a specific userID and password are not required to download files.

No check is done on file format, so you can download files that are not supported in Imagenation.

You will get an error message if you download a file with the same name as a previously downloaded file. Several other error messages are specific to this and related transactions. For a list of all error codes, click DDE error codes.

Release information

Added in Release 5.10.

Modified in Release 5.13: Uses FTP instead of HTTP protocol.