How to get filedate and filesize ?

[raoul]

I need to read date and size of a file before I download it. Normally I use INET for downloading, but I need to read file informations only before for verify of a new file version. Is possible to do it?
Thanks in advance.
Raoul

[JoshT]

I believe you need to use the HTTP HEAD command. I don't know if the Inet control supports it though.

[CMangano]

Use the File System Object:

http://www.aspfaqs.com/aspfaqs/ShowFAQ.asp?FAQID=125

[John Yingling]

FSO can't get the file size from a file on a Web Server.

[CMangano]

What do you mean? If the code you are writing is on the same server as the file you are downloading, you can certainly get the size. I don't think yo can get it remotely using FSO, if that is what you mean.

[John Yingling]

If it was on the same machine there would be no need to "download" using INET.

[raoul]

Thanks JoshT, but I don't know HTTP HEAD command. Can you send me an example about it ?
Thanks.

[JoshT]

HEAD /page.html HTTP/1.0
then two newlines.

It works almost exactly the same as HTTP GET, except the server only sends the HTTP headers, it doesn't send the content with them.