Open a txt file stored on a web server using fpc (console application)
lazarus / 38-Networking and Web Programming

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MacGoetz · 2016-06-14 23:29

Hi there,

I wrote myself a console application using fpc (DOS / Linux). Now I
would like to open a txt file stored on a web server (e.g.
http://www.myserver.com/blabla.txt) - but sadly without success.

Reason for that is that I can't use units like bbutils,
simpleinternet, internetaccess, etc. (Compliler can't find them using
a console application!)

Is there a (simple) way to sort that problem?

Thanks in Advance..

MacGoetz

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Phil · 2016-06-14 23:46

program testget;

uses
  SysUtils,
  fphttpclient;

var
  s : string;
begin
  s :=
TFPCustomHTTPClient.SimpleGet('http://www.myserver.com/blabla.txt');
  WriteLn(s);
end.

Works with https protocol too as long as you have the SSL libraries
installed.

More here:  http://wiki.lazarus.freepascal.org/fphttpclient

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MacGoetz · 2016-06-14 23:55

Brilliant! Thanks a lot..