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ok I want my program to grab any image on the site that the url starts with like lets say
can I use wildcards on vb.net?Code:http://naturesplus.com/coupons/includes/pass-images/
like [a-z|A-Z|0-9] or something like that?
The full url for a image smaple would be
http://naturesplus.com/coupons/inclu...49fn4hjc4n.jpg
Thank you
No, if the webserver prohibits directory listing (almost always if the administrator is not a complete idiot) you will need the complete name of each file.
Here's what it says when you go to the address you mentioned:
See? The only way you can get an image from there is finding out the exact image URL (this includes the file name).Code:HTTP Error 403.14 - Forbidden
The Web server is configured to not list the contents of this directory.
it starts withQuote:
Originally Posted by cicatrix
http://naturesplus.com/coupons/includes/pass-images/
so the rest is 8dbchu8ji8yg5fdvnurn49fn4hjc4n.jpg
so I want to kow if its possible to get the 8db.... and hte url?
No, if you don't know the name of the file you want to download there are no legal ways to get the list of the files in the directory of a web server.
Are you downloading the source code and then searching it for image links?
Or are you trying to access the directory as cicatrix assumed?
m downloading the source code then searching.Quote:
Originally Posted by Seraph
if you are downloading the source code then searching within, i'd use regex.