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Existing PB ReceiveHTTPFile() is very useful but if we want parse downloaded file before writed to disk isn't possible. Now We must download file using ReceiveHTTPFile() , read whole file, parse it and then write it again to disk.
Something like Result$ = GetHTTPFile(URL$) or Result$ = ReceiveHTTPFileToMemory(URL$) is very useful in PureBasic Http commands.

Thanks

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For general files, it would be better to load into a memory buffer and not into a String as Return,
because the file can be binary and may contain zeros so that would cut the string!

So, for Text-Files:
String.s = ReceiveHTTPString(URL.s)
My code here

for Binary-Files:
*Memory = ReceiveHTTPData(URL.s)

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I think something like this String.s = ReceiveHTTPString(URL.s) or this *Memory = ReceiveHTTPData(URL.s) is more useful of existing ReceiveHTTPFile() command.

STARGÅTE wrote:+1

So, for Text-Files:
String.s = ReceiveHTTPString(URL.s)

for Binary-Files:
*Memory = ReceiveHTTPData(URL.s)

I'm agree with you, now is very better for string and binary files.

+1, but I also think that the built-in http, mail and ftp libraries also need automatic and programmable proxy support - maybe a new library called 'proxy' to sort out these things for future commands?

Yes, please add this along with:

- cookie support
- easy posting of variables to URL's using POST or GET

Not any news in PB 4.60? Fred?

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I know this thread is old, but the request is still not implemented and it would be very helpful.

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