>>>I need to process a file through a web site. The web site will return a value for each record processed. I have been given access to 2 methods to accomplish the goal:
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>>>1) Send the information via TCP/IP communication to the web site and get the return value
>>>2) There is a C exe that I can call, sending it the information and letting the C routine call the web site and return the value to Foxpro
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>>>Any suggestions on the best method?
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>>Rick Strahl's wwIPStuff has a method (HTTPGet) that takes a URL as a prameter and returns the contents of the page to a string. So to get the HTML for UT's front page into a string:
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>>oIP = CREATEOBJECT('wwIPStuff')
>>lcPAgeString = oIP.HTTPGet("http://www.universlathread.com")
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>>You can download this class from here in the files section.
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>If I can't get to the web page, is there a way to call an external C program and get a value?
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>Pf

I don't understand. What value is a C program going to return to you?

You can build a COM object with C++ and call it from VFP...