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Created August 21, 2019 22:10
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wget.vbs - similar to wget but written in vbscript
'wget.vbs - similar to wget but written in vbscript
'based on a script by Chrissy LeMaire
' Usage
if WScript.Arguments.Count < 1 then
MsgBox "Usage: wget.vbs <url> (file)"
WScript.Quit
end if
' Arguments
URL = WScript.Arguments(0)
if WScript.Arguments.Count > 1 then
saveTo = WScript.Arguments(1)
else
parts = split(url,"/")
saveTo = parts(ubound(parts))
end if
' Fetch the file
Set objXMLHTTP = CreateObject("MSXML2.ServerXMLHTTP")
objXMLHTTP.open "GET", URL, false
objXMLHTTP.send()
If objXMLHTTP.Status = 200 Then
Set objADOStream = CreateObject("ADODB.Stream")
objADOStream.Open
objADOStream.Type = 1 'adTypeBinary
objADOStream.Write objXMLHTTP.ResponseBody
objADOStream.Position = 0 'Set the stream position to the start
Set objFSO = Createobject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
If objFSO.Fileexists(saveTo) Then objFSO.DeleteFile saveTo
Set objFSO = Nothing
objADOStream.SaveToFile saveTo
objADOStream.Close
Set objADOStream = Nothing
End if
Set objXMLHTTP = Nothing
' Done
WScript.Quit
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