Pamela,

There are several ways to send HTTP Request from VFP:

- calling URLDownloadToCacheFile or URLDownloadToFile API -- for GET requests only
- using WinINet API library
- using WinHTTP API library
- using Winsock API library
- using MSXML2.ServerXMLHTTP class
- using Winsock OCX
- using third-party library or control, WestWind for example

With any of these ways you can send POST, GET or other types of HTTP Requests and receive a response from HTTP server.

The first one is especially "quick and dirty". No exactly dirty :) but really quick, requires minimal coding.

DECLARE INTEGER URLDownloadToCacheFile IN urlmon;
	INTEGER lpUnkcaller, STRING szURL, STRING @szFileName,;
	INTEGER dwBufLength, INTEGER dwReserved, INTEGER pBSC

cFilename = RemoteToLocal("http://www....")
* open and parse cFilename

FUNCTION RemoteToLocal(cRequest)
	LOCAL nResult, cTargetFile
	cTargetFile = Repli(Chr(0), 250)
	WAIT WINDOW NOWAIT "Downloading remote file..."
	nResult = URLDownloadToCacheFile(0, cRequest, @cTargetFile,;
		Len(cTargetFile), 0,0)
	WAIT CLEAR
RETURN STRTRAN(cTargetFile, Chr(0), "")