help for url

[shivang]

hi everyone,

i can download simple files like "www.freevbcodes\networking\e-mail.com"

but cant download from download.com site may be for its link is not valid for my

download manager.

i put my code below

Public Function StartUpdate(strURL As String)
BytesAlreadySent = 1
If strURL = "" Then
'MsgBox "Enter the URL.", vbExclamation
Else

Image5.Visible = False
Image1.Visible = True
End If
URL = strURL
Dim Pos%, LENGTH%, NextPos%, LENGTH2%, POS2%, POS3%
    Pos = InStr(strURL, "://") 'Record position of ://
    LENGTH2 = Len("://") 'Record the length of it
    LENGTH = Len(strURL) 'Length of the entire url
        If InStr(strURL, "://") Then  ' check if they entered the http:// or ftp://
        strURL = Right(strURL, LENGTH - LENGTH2 - Pos + 1) ' remove http:// or ftp://
        End If
        'If InStr(strURL, "\") Then
        'MsgBox "Invalid URL(\)."
        'End If
        
            If InStr(strURL, "/") Then 'looks for the first / mark going from left to right
            POS2 = InStr(strURL, "/") 'gets the position of the / mark
'-----------------GET THE FILENAME-------------
            Dim StrFile$: StrFile = strURL 'load the variables into each other
            Do Until InStr(StrFile, "/") = 0 'Do the loop until all is left is the filename
            LENGTH2 = Len(StrFile) 'get the length of the filename every time its passed over by the loop
            POS3 = InStr(StrFile, "/") 'find the / mark
            StrFile = Right(strURL, LENGTH2 - POS3) 'slash it down removing everything before the / mark including the / mark...
            Loop
            FileName = StrFile
'----------------END GET FILE NAME--------------
            strSvrURL = Left(strURL, POS2 - 1) 'removes everything after the / mark leaving just the server name as the end result
            End If
'-----------END TRIM THE URL FOR THE SERVER NAME-----------

End Function
Public Function Download()
StartUpdate Text1

End Function

pls help me

[Hack]

What does the error message say when you try?

[shivang]

when i copy paste link it will save the link with below:
"G:\dmanager\redir?edId=3&siteId=4&oId=3000-2239_4-10019223&ontId=2239_4&spi=de9f30ac317baa60c601e68a53ef5de4&lop=link&ltype=dl_dlnow&pid=10841442&mfgI d=85737&merId=85737&destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.download.com%2F3001-2239_4-10841442.html%3Fspi%3Dde9f30ac317baa60c601e68a53ef5de4"

this is some coding part Where error raise, it'll raise in first line with bold:

Open FilePathName For Binary Access Write As #1 'opens file for output
        Put #1, BytesAlreadySent, DATA 'writes data to the end of file
        BytesAlreadySent = Seek(1)
        Close #1

thanks

[shivang]

it is say that "File not found" & error number is "53".

[mendhak]

"G:\dmanager\redir?edId=3&siteId=4&oId=3000-2239_4-10019223&ontId=2239_4&spi=de9f30ac317baa60c601e68a53ef5de4&lop=link&ltype=dl_dlnow&pid=10841442&mfgI d=85737&merId=85737&destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.download.com%2F3001-2239_4-10841442.html%3Fspi%3Dde9f30ac317baa60c601e68a53ef5de4"

Isn't really a valid filename.

What is G:\dmanager\redir supposed to be? Is that your application or the URL you're entering into the textbox to initiate the download?

[shivang]

"G:\dmanager\redir" this is the path to save downloaded file in direcotry.
end the other part is link that i copy pasted in download manager from download.com
i cant send my project because its larger than that this forum supports.
i send u code before,in that bold line is getting error, says that bad file name.
so what should i do?
thanks for ur reply.

[Hack]

You don't have to attach the entire project, just the piece of code giving you problems.

[shivang]

how can i download softwares from download.com?
tell me the procedure to download files?

thanks

[mendhak]

download.com uses an IFRAME on the page to initiate the download. This means that when you are given the 'download' URL, you need to find the IFRAME in it and get the src attribute out. An example is:

http://software-files.download.com/sd/12_5iSjqH-7ZrQvuBepO14of8uJQJWd_ARROeJGc2oEBjrehon8f-fHR2o0Df8jnZJ2zdUEOBJv9qicu6QTDEay4kq2BC-L1/software/10852236/10004813/3/snagit.exe?lop=&ptype=1721&ontid=2192&siteId=4&edId=3&spi=fdaf0f079e4f59dc23d847045bf6a4a3&pid=10852236&psid=10004813

[shivang]

how can i do it?

[mendhak]

HttpRequest the page. Get the page, then parse it. How familiar are you with string parsing and do you have the HTML of the target page already?

[shivang]

i dont know about string parsing. will u please explain me.