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ibec_url_DownloadToFile
This function is intended for downloading the content of a specified URL to a named file.
Description
The ibec_url_DownloadToFile function saves downloaded data in a file specified by the FileName parameter.
Both this and the ibec_url_DownloadToVar function try to download the data from the specified HTTP or FTP URL. If the function succeeds, the return value is TRUE. If the function fails, the return value is FALSE.
Syntax
function ibec_url_DownloadToFile(URL : string; FileName : string; Options : variant) : Boolean;
Parameters
The Options parameter is reserved for future use.
Example
Res = ibec_url_DownloadToFile('https://www.ibexpert.com/download/setup.exe', 'd:\downloads\ibexpert.exe', ''); if (Res) then ibec_ShowMessage('Downloaded successfully'); ... MyVar = null; Res = ibec_DownloadToVar('https://www.ibexpert.com/download/setup.exe', MyVar, ''); if (Res) then ibec_SaveToFile('d:\downloads\ibexpert.exe', MyVar, 0);