by CovertLoop (12 Submissions)
Category: Coding Standards
Compatability: Visual Basic 3.0
Difficulty: Beginner
Date Added: Wed 3rd February 2021
Rating: 
(3 Votes)
This code downloads anything off the internet without popping up a dialog box of any sort. Very simple to use. Vote if ya wanna.
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API DeclarationsPrivate Declare Function URLDownloadToFile Lib "urlmon" Alias _
"URLDownloadToFileA" (ByVal pCaller As Long, _
ByVal szURL As String, _
ByVal szFileName As String, _
ByVal dwReserved As Long, _
ByVal lpfnCB As Long) As Long
Public Function DownloadFile(URL As String, _
LocalFilename As String) As Boolean
Dim lngRetVal As Long
lngRetVal = URLDownloadToFile(0, URL, LocalFilename, 0, 0)
If lngRetVal = 0 Then DownloadFile = True
End Function
VBcodersG = DownloadFile("UrlOfTheFileToDownload", "c:\windows\desktop\FileName.htm")
