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Started by CProgrammer Nov 9, 2004 at 3:25 PM 6 replies 1.2k views

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Nov 9, 2004 at 3:25 PM

I can easily load a text file from the hard drive(fopen in C). Now how do I load a text file from a web url like http://www.somedomain.com/sometext.txt ? -CProgrammer

CProgrammer

Nov 9, 2004 at 3:53 PM

Thanks for the swift reply.
Well I already know some cgi programming but I dont want a server spplication. I want to make a noral windows application which uses the internet connection present to load the file.

-CProgrammer

Toolmaker

Nov 9, 2004 at 4:04 PM

That would require you to write a socket layer in your application. The layer needs to open a connection on port 80 to the webserver and post a HTTP GET request to get the file/page from the server.

Toolmaker

CProgrammer

Nov 9, 2004 at 4:07 PM

I see. Thanks. So Ill just check out windows sockets.

-CProgrammer

hplus0603

Nov 9, 2004 at 4:08 PM

http-get is one of the smallest pieces of code I know of to get a URL "from scratch".

CProgrammer

Nov 10, 2004 at 1:03 PM

Wow, thats short for something like getting a file off the web?
Ok maybe some kind of free library? or can WinSock do this if so anyone have a tutorial?
Basically I want to be able to load any file in binary and text mode. Just like C File I/O.

-CProgrammer

oddbot

Nov 10, 2004 at 4:58 PM

Try libcurl

Tutorial here

-oddbot

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