Progress on downloads HELP!

[a_jam_sandwich]

I require to download a set of files i.e this is a updater for changes withing the database to be downloaded from the internet.

I need to add a progress meter into program Ive tried looking for the right event but with no joy.

The code below works as it was taken from 101 samples of VB.NET anyway

        Dim fs As FileStream	
        Dim req As WebRequest

        Try
            req = WebRequest.Create("http://www.website.com/filename.pdf")

            req.Method = "GET"

            Dim rsp As WebResponse = req.GetResponse()

            Try
 
                fs = New FileStream("ReceivedXMLFile.pdf", FileMode.Create)

                CopyData(rsp.GetResponseStream(), fs)

                Msgbox (CStr(rsp.ContentLength / 1024) & " KBs Downloaded")

            Catch exp As Exception
                MessageBox.Show(exp.Message, Me.Text, MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Stop)

            Finally

                If Not rsp Is Nothing Then rsp.GetResponseStream.Close()
                If Not fs Is Nothing Then fs.Close()

Please help

Cheers

 

[Divil]

You may well find yourself having to write the code to connect to the webserver using a Socket or TcpClient yourself, Im not aware of a framework method to download files from http and give transfer progress.

 

[a_jam_sandwich]

Do you no any tutorials or samples for doing what you suggest?

Cheers

 

[Divil]

I dont, but perhaps someone else will.

It wont get more complex than reading the HTTP RFC, connecting to the webserver on port 80, issuing a GET request for the file, examining the Content-Length header then storing the data as you receive it.

 

[a_jam_sandwich]

Thanks for your help