[Gambas-user] Downloading files

[Rolf-Werner Eilert]

Thanks a lot for the three links, Fabian. They tell me I will do pretty 
well with HTTP.

Have a nice weekend

Rolf


Am 16.01.2015 12:23, schrieb Fabien Bodard:
> http://daniel.haxx.se/docs/ftp-vs-http.html
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> 2015-01-16 12:08 GMT+01:00 Rolf-Werner Eilert <eilert-sprachen at ...221...>:
>> I meant binary files like photos or parts of a program (zipped, maybe),
>> to be used for updates. Can be anything from a few kB to several MB. Is
>> there a reason to choose a certain method for any of these, or does it
>> depend on programming reasons only?
>>
>> Rolf
>>
>>
>> Am 15.01.2015 11:45, schrieb Fabien Bodard:
>>> what do you mean by safe ?
>>>
>>> I use massive httpclient use in gb.map for download tiles. 4 to 8 by layer.
>>>
>>> I like http for the simplicity and because my need is only to dowload.
>>> Many site use http even for big files.
>>>
>>> 2015-01-15 11:36 GMT+01:00 Rolf-Werner Eilert <eilert-sprachen at ...221...>:
>>>> Just hope the list is operational again ;)
>>>>
>>>> When I want to download files from a remote server, I can choose either
>>>> FTP or HTTP. I tried the HTTP example (async), it works well for the
>>>> small text file I downloaded.
>>>>
>>>> What about large binary files like photos or program files? Is this
>>>> method safe enough, or would you choose another one?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks for any input!
>>>>
>>>> Rolf
>>>>
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