DownloadFile

This function downloads a file from a web server and saves it to the user's hard drive.

Syntax

• bool DownloadFile(const WString& src, const WString& dest)

Returns

Returns true if the download succeeds, otherwise false is returned.

Remarks

Downloaded files are stored in a local cache. You do not need to implement an additional caching system.

Example

#include "UltraEngine.h"

using namespace UltraEngine;

int main(int argc, const char* argv[])
{
    WString src = "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/UltraEngine/Documentation/master/Images/ultraengine_logo.png";
    WString dst = GetPath(PATH_DOCUMENTS) + "/temp.png";

    Print("Downloading...");
    if (DownloadFile(src,dst))
    {
        Print("Download complete.");
        RunFile(dst);
    }
    else
    {
        Print("Failed to download file.");
    }
    return 0;
}