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tim6389 · Professional Member Joined: 01 Aug 2002 Posts: 790

hello all

i would like to make a vds program that would get info from a web site but the web server would not uses port 80 for this.and display that info in the VDS window and have the vds program refreash it like every 30 secs or so...how can this be done what all do i need to do this?

thanks

Tommy · Posted: Thu Aug 01, 2002 3:33 am Post subject:

You'll need to use an external DLL such as VDSIPP or VDSINET (from VDSDLL V2.7),
which are both freeware. Currently VDSIPP's functionality in general is more
advanced:

http://www.vdsworld.com/index.php?page=download&file=vdsipp.dll

http://www.vdsworld.com/index.php?page=download&file=vdsdll.dll

tim6389 · Professional Member Joined: 01 Aug 2002 Posts: 790

ok great

what commands are need to do this? meaning what programming codes?

thanks

Tommy · Posted: Thu Aug 01, 2002 5:04 am Post subject:

The VDSWORLD Check-Up example I just posted in the Visual DialogScript 3 Source
Code section may be helpful to you. It shows how to download a small text-file,
although it uses the default port 80. I think you should be able to specify the URL
like the following to use a custom port: "http://www.yourserver.com:81/". Please
refer the helpfile included with PGWARE's VDSIPP first for more information

Tommy

tim6389 · Professional Member Joined: 01 Aug 2002 Posts: 790

but how can a refreash be added so the web txt file can be loaded like every 30's sec Smile

and will this info BE displayed in the vds window and not i.e?

thanks

tim6389 · Professional Member Joined: 01 Aug 2002 Posts: 790

i was looking at that code and it looks good but i need it to display the txt file info in the VDS window (if possible) becuause i don't want the url of the site to be display.....

thanks

can the refreash rate in that code be chnage to sec's?

Tommy · Posted: Thu Aug 01, 2002 6:14 am Post subject: Textfile download example

Please note that I didn't write the Check-Up script specifically for you. I thought it
might just have been useful anyway.

Please try this one which should do exactly what you want:

tim6389 · Professional Member Joined: 01 Aug 2002 Posts: 790

this will feed the info RIGHT to the VDS window correct? it looks like it would cuase i don't see a call to I.E in which case this is what i want. I'am see this right?

thanks again

SnarlingSheep · Posted: Thu Aug 01, 2002 4:34 pm Post subject:

Yes, Tommy's code takes the info in the txt file and displays it in a multi-line edit box in a VDS window. It could also be displayed in a Text element on the dialog itself(Just so you know the edit box isn't all you can use).
I take it you haven't downloaded the trial version of VDS to try the code?

tim6389 · Professional Member Joined: 01 Aug 2002 Posts: 790

SnarlingSheep

no i haven't download it yet ( later tonight i'am going to) then i will give it a try... i haven't done programming in a long time....hopefully i will rember some of it Very Happy

tim6389 · Professional Member Joined: 01 Aug 2002 Posts: 790

tim6389 · Professional Member Joined: 01 Aug 2002 Posts: 790

it works with small text file but not with big ones... I just get a blank screen with my txt files Sad

tim6389 · Professional Member Joined: 01 Aug 2002 Posts: 790

also to i see if the file is to big it crashs VDS Sad

Tommy · Posted: Fri Aug 02, 2002 4:27 am Post subject:

To have it work with very large files, use the "internet http,download" command to
download to a file and then open that file. There may be a limit on the edit control.
If you encounter that, replace the edit control with a list control.

Tommy

tim6389 · Professional Member Joined: 01 Aug 2002 Posts: 790