The Version Updater

[FireDust]

Hey guys, I bet that a lot of you have done this in the past, I have too, but since RipWay.com is down, I have no idea how to do it.
So, I created a txt file and posted it at MediaFire, but I have a problem, I could not find a way to download only the text from the file.
Used this code:

Dim UserName As String = Environment.UserName
    Dim Path As String = "C:\Users\" & UserName & "\AppData\Roaming\ApplicationTest"
 My.Computer.Network.DownloadFile("http://www.mediafire.com/edit/?etwzj0tb52jzmapwc2jesg5tjbz72bi", Path & "\Version.txt")

Now, I dont know if there is a bug in my code or just the site does not support this kind of downloading.
If you have any sugestions for a new FREE storage site, that would support this let me know, or if there is a bug aswell.

[dunfiddlin]

Both?

My.Computer.Network.DownloadFile

... works on a network, not on the Net!

[FireDust]

I have absolutely no idea what you mean by both and by network not on the net either. I did this a long time ago in VS2008 and on one site that "supported" it.
(With the exactly same code)

[dunfiddlin]

Is there a 'bug'? Yes. It's the wrong code (I sincerely doubt that it ever worked!) My.Computer.Network is exactly that. The Network to which the computer belongs! If you want to download from the Net/Web/t'Internet (however you wanna call it) you need a WebClient.

Does the site support this kind of downloading? I very much doubt it. Apart from anything else it appears to need authentication!

[FireDust]

Even this wont work. It has to be the site, any suggestions for better site?

Dim WebClient As New Net.WebClient
WebClient.DownloadFile("www.mediafire.com/view/?2wn1udonn1wbqbk", Path & "\Version.txt")

[stanav]

Is there a 'bug'? Yes. It's the wrong code (I sincerely doubt that it ever worked!) My.Computer.Network is exactly that. The Network to which the computer belongs! If you want to download from the Net/Web/t'Internet (however you wanna call it) you need a WebClient.

Does the site support this kind of downloading? I very much doubt it. Apart from anything else it appears to need authentication!

Well, actually My.Computer.Network.DownloadFile does support downloading from the Internet if you pass it an Uri...
I'd use a WebClient too...

[dunfiddlin]

Well, if all you want is somewhere to park a text file for people to download, any simple web host will do. There's plenty of free one's around. You may need to set up an index page to give you a web 'presence' to maintain the site.