Hey everyone,
Alright, right now I'm trying to download a file from a webserver and save it on the PC. I've gotten that part down, now this is where it's getting tricky for me.
I need to download this file continually (on a interval lets say, for updating purposes), however if I try and download the file again, I get an Exception.
Here's what I'm using right now:
Dim webc as New WebClient
webc.DownloadFile("http://somesite.com/random.xml", "c:\somefile.xml")
Now, if I execute this code once, it works fine, however if I execute it again, I get the following exception:
An unhandled exception of type 'System.Net.WebException' occurred in system.dll
Additional information: An exception occurred during a WebClient request.
It seems that the file is locked by the application, as even after it downloads I can't delete the file until I quit the application.
What would be a good way to get around this so I can continually overwrite the same file with a new file?
Thanks for your help!
Alright, right now I'm trying to download a file from a webserver and save it on the PC. I've gotten that part down, now this is where it's getting tricky for me.
I need to download this file continually (on a interval lets say, for updating purposes), however if I try and download the file again, I get an Exception.
Here's what I'm using right now:
Dim webc as New WebClient
webc.DownloadFile("http://somesite.com/random.xml", "c:\somefile.xml")
Now, if I execute this code once, it works fine, however if I execute it again, I get the following exception:
An unhandled exception of type 'System.Net.WebException' occurred in system.dll
Additional information: An exception occurred during a WebClient request.
It seems that the file is locked by the application, as even after it downloads I can't delete the file until I quit the application.
What would be a good way to get around this so I can continually overwrite the same file with a new file?
Thanks for your help!
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