[Tut] File Download -- My NameSpace

[Nirinium]

This is a tutorial on file downloading using the My Namespace.

You Need:
1 TextBox (For The File URL)
1 Button (To Download The File)

Okay let's get started.

Button Code:

Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
        Dim address, file As String
        address = "Your Filepath Here like C:\YourProgram\File.txt""
        file = TextBox1.Text
        My.Computer.Network.DownloadFile(file, address)
End Sub

Now I will break this code down for you. (probably not very good as I am still learning vb.net..)


This line of code controls the events of Button1 being clicked.

Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click

This line sets the words "address" and "file" as strings.

 Dim address, file As String

This line controls the function of the word "address".

address = "Your Filepath Here like C:\YourProgram\File.txt"

This line controls the URL to your file in TextBox1.

file = TextBox1.Text

This line actually controls the download itself using the My Namespace.

My.Computer.Network.DownloadFile(file, address)

This line ends the sub.

End Sub

This could be very useful if it could automatically detect what kind of filetype the URL is.. If anyone can help me with that, it would make this a lot more efficient.

This is my first tutorial so.. don't be too hard on me please? Thanks for reading. - Nirinium.

 

[Swan]

Not a very good tutorial; You hardly explained anything in depth but rather just threw code and loosely explained what it does, not how it works.

Furthermore, why are you writing a tutorial when you're still in the process of learning? Doesn't make much sense.

 

[Nirinium]

Not a very good tutorial; You hardly explained anything in depth but rather just threw code and loosely explained what it does, not how it works.

Furthermore, why are you writing a tutorial when you're still in the process of learning? Doesn't make much sense.

Well sorry for livin', Calm down dude; Maybe help me instead of flame me? Thanks?

 

[drainingpower]

hey, i think your tutorial is pretty good, you can also use the webclient function to download files as well.

 

[Swan]

Well sorry for livin', Calm down dude; Maybe help me instead of flame me? Thanks?

I wasn't flaming, it just isn't good. I stated what I believe is the truth, do you have a problem with it?

The point of a tutorial is to help people learn - Nothing is learned from this particular "tutorial", it just teaches them how to copy and paste.

/edit/: Drainingpower, WebClient is a class, not a function.

 

[war833]

Judging by those explanations, he probably copied and pasted it from somewhere else and barely understands what the code means himself.

 

[Nirinium]

Judging by those explanations, he probably copied and pasted it from somewhere else and barely understands what the code means himself.

Your a moron.

 

[Swan]

Your a moron.

*sighs* I have nothing against you Nirinium, but pointlessly insulting people after they say something like that isn't going to help the situation - if anything it will get YOU an infraction.

Closed.