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  1. Mar 30th, 2006, 09:08 PM #1
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    Remote File Retrieval

    I need to retrieve an xml file via the http protocol, stream it back to a server, and have it delimited using a very simple form (basically, a submit button on a form). Any ideas on how to do this?
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    Re: Remote File Retrieval

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    Re: Remote File Retrieval

    Sorry about that. Any suggestions on the question at hand?
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    Re: Remote File Retrieval

    go to www.winsockvb.com and learn how to use the winsock control. It will allow you to connect to a website or host, and send/receive data, heres what you need for the program you want....

    -connect to the domain name e.g. "xmlstuff.com"
    -send a HTTP request for your file, the request will be like....
    GET /folder1/folder2/something.xml HTTP/1.1 (two NewLines)
    -buffer all of the received data into a string
    -split the string at the first two newlines (vbcrlf & vbcrlf), this will cut off the HTTP headers which you dont want
    -parse the xml data as you want to
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