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

Thanks Bryan.

-- Andy Lacey
http://www.minstersystems.co.uk 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com 
> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of 
> Bryan Carbonnell
> Sent: 06 May 2005 20:55
> To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com
> Subject: RE: [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=youruse
r&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


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