Using the OpenURL Method to Retrieve an HTML Page
Example 1: VB6
Private Sub cmdGo_Click() inet.Protocol = icHTTP inet.URL = txtAddress.Text txtOut.Text = inet.OpenURL End Sub Private Sub Form_Load() txtAddress.Text = "http://wiki.robotz.com" End Sub
Example 2: VBA, Uses the internet transfer control with HTTP to create an HTML page.
Dim objInet as Inet
Private Sub Form_Load()
' Set a reference to the internet transfer control.
Set objInet = Me!axInetTran.Object
End Sub
Private Sub cmdWriteFile_Click()
Dim b() as Byte
' Set the internet transfer control protocol and URL.
objInet.Protocol = icHTTP
objInet.URL = "HTTP://www.microsoft.com"
' Retrieve the HTML data into a byte array.
b() = objInet.OpenURL(objInet.URL,icByteArray)
' Create a local file from the retrieved data.
Open "C:\Homepage.htm" For Binary Access Write As #1
Put #1, , b()
Close #1
MsgBox "Done"
End Sub
Private Sub cmdGetHeader_Click()
' Set the internet transfer control protocol and URL.
objInet.Protocol = icHTTP
objInet.URL = "HTTP://www.microsoft.com"
' Open the HTML and display the header information.
objInet.openURL objInet.URL, icByteArray
MsgBox objInet.GetHeader
End Sub
Example 3: VBA, Retrieve a File from an FTP Site
Private Sub Form_Load()
' Set a reference to the internet transfer control.
Set objFTP = Me!axFTP.Object
End Sub
Private Sub cmdGetFile_Click()
Dim strSite As String
Dim strFile As String
strSite = Me!txtFTPSite
strFile = Me!txtFileName
objFTP.Protocol = icFTP
objFTP.URL = strSite
objFTP.Execute strSite, "Get " & strFile & " C:\" & strFile
End Sub
Private Sub axFTP_StateChanged(ByVal State As Integer)
' Display a message when the transfer is finished.
If State = 12 Then Msgbox "File Transferred"
End Sub
FTP Files Using the Internet Transfer Control
You can easily FTP files between a client and host computer.
| Port | Service |
| 21 | File Transfer Protocol (FTP) |
| 25 | Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) |
| 79 | Finger |
| 80 | Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) |
| 443 | Secure Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTPS) |
| 666 | DOOM multiplayer game port |