download using FTP?

[simon66]

hey im working on a personal projrect and I was think thinking something like this...

there are many checkboxes and each of them is a different file to be downloaded... so lets say checbox is is winrar, check box 2 is msn and so on...

So when I click on checkbox1 and hit the downlaod button in the form it will downlaod that file... the file is uploaded on a ftp site...

I saw some were something called getFTPfile or something like that... so I was wondering if you gus could help me... and also I tried that case command with no success

Thnx

[RhinoBull]

If you want to use quick-and-dirty way then use INET (Microsoft Internet Control) - go to Components and add it to your project first. Search forum for INet - there are plenty of samples posted.
If you want to use more robust Windows API then here are few samples I'd recommend:
Sample 1
Sample 2

[simon66]

sorry but im not abled to use any of those you told me... is there another way? Like a easyer way? I keep getting errors when I try to use the one you told me.... Thnx

[RhinoBull]

sorry but im not abled to use any of those.... Thnx

Why? Sample code from that source is always plug-and-play - just follow author's instructions.

[simon66]

ok I got this code here... its simple but good

Private Declare Function DoFileDownload Lib "shdocvw" _
    (ByVal lpszFile As String) As Long


Private Sub Command1_Click()
   
   Dim sDownload As String
   
   sDownload = StrConv(Text1.Text, vbUnicode)
   Call DoFileDownload(sDownload)
   
End Sub

but when I press command1(download) the ie7 download appears, I dont want that I was hoping for like a progress bar to tell when is done and when is starting... Thnx again...