Controlling file downloads

Question

I am building an updater for my program with the use of a TWebBrowser. OnCreate the TWebBrowser navigates to the given URL. To download the update, the user is required to c

Answer 1

I would use Indy's TIdHTTP component for that, eg:

uses
  ..., IdHTTP;

var
  Url, LocalFile: String;
  Strm: TFileStream;
begin
  Url := ...;
  LocalFile := ...;
  Strm := TFileStream.Create(LocalFile, fmCreate);
  try
    try
      IdHTTP.Get(Url, Strm);
    finally
      Strm.Free;
    end;
  except
    DeleteFile(LocalFile);
    raise;
  end;
end;