I believe that i read on the list at one time (or was it at a conference .. or possibly in one of my dreams :) that it was possible to 'read' from a html page. I have not been able to find anything on this and so i ask

So for example, i would like to retrieve an image. For example, http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/04/Button_array.png

I want to retrieve the image and be able to save it out

Thanks

Xmlhttp + Ado Stream, I think.

See

http://www.paulsadowski.com/WSH/getremotebinaryfile.htm, translate to OI

bc] Xmlhttp + Ado Stream, I think.

wait .. where did my babel fish go

bc] See

http://www.paulsadowski.com/WSH/getremotebinaryfile.htm, translate to OI

I guess it is Universe that I worked with that has a way to do this thanks I will look at it

Dave

declare function getWebPage

This should work:

declare function getWebpage

url =http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/04/Button_array.png"

result=getWebPage(url)

But it doesn't. I suspect getWebpage does not build the correct header.

While GetWebPage might be updated to correctly interpret the data on the target end, I am not sure I would expect it to function this way. The PNG file is not strictly a web (or HTML as DSig's original query indicated) page.

dbakke@srpcs.com

SRP Computer Solutions, Inc.

True .. it isn't a *webpage* but it should get the returning information and then the routine could save as png etc.

In universe we contact the USPS this way and get a series of information back including a jpg of the print label with barcode.

Dave,

try

function GetWebBinary(byval_Url)

url=if assigned(byVal_Url) then byVal_Url else xml=OleCreateInstance("Microsoft.XMLHTTP") x=xml-]Open( "GET", URL, 0) x=xml-]Send()

return xml-]responseBody

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