[Implemented] Native HTTP Library

[nblackburn]

Something I would really like to see is a fleshed out native HTTP library which allows you to send requests such as GET, POST, add headers to a request (similar to something like cURL) and return the content from the request back to the application which would normally be a lot of work (from what I can see).

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HttpRequest("GET", "http://google.com", #parameters, #headers)

[ostapas]

You reminded me about a John Lennon song("You, you may say
I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one") This feature request is popping up perhaps every 2 weeks.

[nblackburn]

That means it's in demand, hopefully the developers will see

I am actually stumped why this wasn't really thought out being added as it seems such a fundamental and widely used thing not to include.

[PMV]

Just search the forum for a include file ...
Or do it completely yourself. It is not that hard,
maybe chunked-encoding, but you will learn a lot
about HTTP. So, it is already possible

There are many more thinks the developers can
do and thats why they haven't spend more time
on the HTTP-Lib.

Happy Coding.

MFG PMV

[Olby]

Just use the libcurl.dll directly. I pretty sure the header files for PB are flying somewhere around the forums as we speak.

[RichAlgeni]

I would tend to agree with PMV & Olby. You can learn so much more by getting into the nut and bolts of a process, than by just asking for a new feature.

Get yourself a good socket sniffer, like from nirsoft.net, go to his network tools. Watch how a number of web pages are sent, then create your own dll. Customize it to exactly how you need it. You'll get exactly what you need, and be proud of the accomplishment!

[USCode]

... Get yourself a good socket sniffer, like from nirsoft.net, go to his network tools. ...

Hi Rich, How does the NirSoft sniffer compare to Microsoft's Network Monitor? Have you tried it?
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download ... px?id=4865

[RichAlgeni]

I haven't used the latest version from Microsoft, but I will make it a goal to do so.

The socket sniffer from Nir Sofer is great! You can select the application you want to sniff! Rather than having to sort through a ton of extraneous data.

[Justin]

IE 10 has an excellent built in tool for this, it only shows the browser traffic.

[said]

+1 for native http lib