How to automatically download a file

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Mota

Hi;
I want to add a capability to my program so a user can click on a command
button and go to a special URL and download a text file from it
automatically,if there is a new file (an updating file) there.This file is a
text version of one of my tables and updates its relative table in my
program,after download and importing.(for now this text files are sent thru
mail).In order to do this,what i need to know about that web site and how to
search for a file in that web page,comparing file date with a special
date(e.g dateA),and if its creating date is newer than the dateA,finally
download it to the target computer.(prefferably,be saved in a special folder
by default).
It wd be something like an automatic update provided in most programs.How
can i do this?
Thank you in advance for any help.
 
What you want to do takes significant code. Downloading the file is done by FTP.
I can set it all up for you if you contact me at my email address below.
 
Thank you;
im much interested in searching in HTML/XML tags thru vb or vba.do you have
any code snippet or sample DB to do such a work?
I will be grateful to you if let me know.thank you in advance.
 
What you are looking to do really does sound like a job for an
automatic update type of tool. Depending on the difficulty of your
task, AutoUpdate+ may be a solution. If is fully XML remote
controlled, offers silent updates and can update locked files... all
functions which you appear to need. It will definately be cheaper and
more reliable for you to use some sort of third-party solution than to
spend several weeks building your own system. If you send me an email
to Support At AutoUpdatePlus.com then I can also get the system
tailored more towards what you are actually in need of here.


Simon Hayden
http://www.AutoUpdatePlus.com
Get software updates to your clients the Quick and Easy way
 
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