How to show progress of downloads?

[nerohead]

Having trouble finding out how to find the download status in a progress bar (or anything for that matter). Please HELP!!!!

[Bob Baddeley]

I wonder if you could perhaps get the total file size and the current file size. The total file size mightn't be too difficult, and neither should continually sampling the size of the downloading file in progress. then simply divide the current/total to get percent. Perhaps use the GetFileSize API in the Win32api library.

Public Declare Function GetFileSize Lib "kernel32" Alias "GetFileSize" (ByVal hFile As Long, lpFileSizeHigh As Long) As Long

Private Sub Command1.Click()
Tot = GetFileSize("File being copied,something)
Start downloading
End Sub

Private Sub Timer1_Timer()
Part = GetFileSize("Downloading file",something)
Text1.Text = Part/Tot * 100
End Sub

That is, of course, nowhere near correct, but a little close, I hope. It was only an idea anyway. Good luck.

bob