downloading file using winsock

[dsheller]

Why do you want to go through all the trouble of making a connection with Winsock? You could simply use this API call:

Private Declare Function URLDownloadToFile Lib "urlmon" _
Alias "URLDownloadToFileA" (ByVal pCaller As Long, ByVal szURL As String, _
ByVal szFileName As String, ByVal dwReserved As Long, ByVal lpfnCB As Long) As Long