HTTP GET in VBS

Question

Is there a way to perform an HTTP GET request within a Visual Basic script? I need to get the contents of the response from a particular URL for processing.

Answer 1

If you are using the GET request to actually SEND data...

check: http://techhelplist.com/index.php/tech-tutorials/37-windows-troubles/60-vbscript-sending-get-request

The problem with MSXML2.XMLHTTP is that there are several versions of it, with different names depending on the windows os version and patches.

this explains it: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/269238

i have had more luck using vbscript to call

set ID = CreateObject("InternetExplorer.Application")
IE.visible = 0
IE.navigate "http://example.com/parser.php?key=" & value & "key2=" & value2 
do while IE.Busy.... 

....and more stuff but just to let the request go thru.