Including a File

[TommyEvans]

Alright. I need to include a text file that I host on a website, into my program. I'm not sure if you can do this, but I need to. What specific code, or object (with code) should I use, to do this?

Version Used: Microsoft Visual Basic 2008 Express Edition

[jmcilhinney]

There is no code. Just add the file to your project in the Solution Explorer. In a WinForms app you'd have to set the file's Copy To Output Directory property to True. I'm not sure if it's the same for a web site but you should check the file's properties to see what's there.

[TommyEvans]

What I'm wanting to do though, is the user download my program. Then, I be able to update the program, from the TXT file (It contains the information that the program displays). So the user does not have to redownload the program twice a week.

[jmcilhinney]

So what are you actually asking for? Do you want your program to download the file from your web site? If so then it's just My.Computer.Network.DownloadFile.

[TommyEvans]

Sorta! I want it to grab a text file. Get the contents of the file (The text file is online). Then display the contents of the file, on my form.

[jmcilhinney]

If you want the contents of a text file but you don't want to save the file itself then you'd create a WebClient object and call its DownloadString method.

[TommyEvans]

I'm not sure how to do this. I'm just now learning. Started out as a class, and now I'm wanting to take it further.

EDIT: I figured it out! Thanks so much!