[AccessD] HTTP Get Request from Access? 2nd Try

>From: "Andy Lacey" <andy at minstersystems.co.uk>

>Ok I'm big enough to take the well-deserved slapping for not checking, but
>now that I've given you a laugh (or otherwise) at my expense can anyone 
>help
>the original question? Which was....
>
>I have a requirement to send, from an Access97 app, an HTTP request
>along the following lines
>http://www.anylink.co.uk/scripts/sendsms.php?username=youruser&password=your
>pass&param1=xxxxxxxxx&param2=Testing
>
>receiving back a response (the response is vital). Can this be done, and if
>so anyone got any code or know where to get it?

Andy,

Have a look at http://www.vbip.com/wininet/wininet_webchecker.asp

It should give you some ideas. It's a VB sample app, but the source code is 
there for you to look at.

I suspect that you will need to use the msinet control, or APIs

Bryan Carbonnell
carbonnb at sympatico.ca