URLDownloadToFile Errors
I've spent a number of hours trying to get URLDownloadToFile working
but to know avail. For my work experience, I need to write a program
that obtains a .TXT file on the internet (http) and saves it into a
folder on my computer. I've tried to use URLDownloadToFile, but I've
ran into a few problems which I really cannot figure out (I'm used to
Apple, not Windows o_O)
My program is simplistic -
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#include "stdafx.h"
#include <stdlib.h>
#include "Urlmon.h"
#include <string>
using namespace std;
int main()
{
long int returnValue = 0;
string URL = "ftp://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/data/observations/metar/
stations/EICK.TXT";
string FILENAME = "c:\\wx.txt";
returnValue = URLDownloadToFile(NULL, URL, FILENAME, 0, NULL);
return 0;
}
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I get an error compiling it which says: "error C2664:
'URLDownloadToFileW' : cannot convert parameter 2 from 'std::string'
to 'LPCWSTR'"
Is this because I'm using VC2005? Any help is greatly appreciated!
Laura
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