Internet Transfer Protocol - How, why and uh?

The Internet Transfer Protocol looks easy to use but there is one error on which I lost too much time so here I am. I am simply using it to connect to an ftp and retrieve one binary file.

For those who used the control, the 'Still Executing Last Request' error message may be familiar. A suggested solution to this was to use a loop, until not .StillExecuting, executing a DoEvents. Performing this loop after the connect command would let the user know when the connection is properly established.

Unfortunately this solution didn't work for me: results in an infinite loop even tho I am connected to the FTP site. (I know that because I tried connecting to my own ftp, and the user gets connected alright)

Thanks for any help

...wanted to bring the topic back on top. Kinda desperate here.

Do Loop
Do While
Loop Until
While

etc...

While inet1.StillExecuting
DoEvents
Wend

Loops forever... The state of the internet control is always 3 (connecting).

Any idea??

Where are you putting that code?
If you put it in the StateChanged event of the control then that is the problem, it will never leave the loop because the statechanged event can't change. Try using an If then statement in the statechanged event or a case select with the state messages.

might be time to search for source code that works

http://codeguru.earthweb.com/vb/Internet/index.shtml

has some working ftp code

Actually, like the tutorials suggested, I get a good use of the control without using the StateChanged event.

I am not using this event.

I saw people having the same problem as me... doevents solved their problem. I wonder why it's not working for me. I might try .openurl