INetGetSize

[Clay]

I think I may have found a bug with the InetGetSize function ..... I Think.

I use INetGetSize in one of my scripts that downloads files from one of my web servers.... I use the script in the follow fashion

SNIPPET

Inetget($pkgGetSource, @ScriptDir & "\" & $fileame, 0, 1)
$FileSize = InetGetSize($pkgGetSource)
ProgressOn("DevCentral File Download","Increments every second")
While @InetGetActive
     $Percentage = @InetGetBytesRead * 100 / $pkgGetSource
      ProgressSet($Percentage,"Downloaded " & @InetGetBytesRead & " of " & $FileSize & "  
      bytes","Downloading " & $fileame)
      Sleep(250)
Wend
ProgressOff()

What happens is that both Inetget and InetGetSize open connection to the file.... but once the file is downloaded only the connection opened by Inetget closes.

I think this may be a bug because the help file does not indicate that a connection need to be closed when using InetGetSize. This in turn cases complications when someone else tries to download the file... because it is being held open.

Any thoughts..... am I just using this thing wrong or does this qualify as an issue?

[Valuater]

"background" Parameter

By default the function waits until the download has finished before returning. Sometimes with large downloads this is not always wanted. If the background parameter is set to 1 the function returns immediately and the download continues in the background. When in this mode two macros are used to keep track:

@InetGetActive = 1 while downloading, or 0 when finished.

@InetGetBytesRead = the number of bytes downloaded, or -1 if there has been an error.

Note, only one download can be active at once, if you call the function again before a download is complete it will fail.

I am sure this includes InetGetSize()

For a simple answer, just reverse them...

$FileSize = InetGetSize($pkgGetSource)
Inetget($pkgGetSource, @ScriptDir & "\" & $fileame, 0, 1)
ProgressOn("DevCentral File Download","Increments every second")
While @InetGetActive
     $Percentage = @InetGetBytesRead * 100 / $pkgGetSource
      ProgressSet($Percentage,"Downloaded " & @InetGetBytesRead & " of " & $FileSize & "bytes","Downloading " & $fileame)
      Sleep(250)
Wend
ProgressOff()

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[Clay]

Although I did try reversing InetGet and InetGetSize initially... you are right Valuater, and it makes alot of sense. I must have not saved my changes when tested after initially reversing the functions. Also, I apologize for the horrible grammer in my initial post... and any bad grammer in this reply.