Openfile with http url?

Hello. I'm starting to dive into max but can't get some simple things to work.. I'm trying to fetch an http based url but openfile returns nothing. Here is a simple example (maybe i'm missing an include or something??)

video = OpenFile("http://www.blitzmax.com/img/brllogo-thin.png",True,False)

If Not video Then Print "could not open"

End

What am I doing wrong?

thanks

I'm not sure you can do what you seem to be wanting to do. You see http connections (and indeed most network based connections) are streaming connections. That is there is no way to seek, or request a particular part of the file. You simply have to read it from start to finish.

If you're trying to do what I think you're trying to do, I would suggest you load it into a bank first.

FlameDuck: It says you can in the docs. In fact, it says that OpenFile/ReadFile caches http streams so you can seak within them.

But I can't get it to work using http urls either. It's not even attempting to make the connection because my firewall doesn't flash up a confirmation box. This is Windows Max v1.03.

[EDIT] Of course had I read further into the docs I would have seen what I'm doing wrong. You have to use a double colon, like this:

video = OpenFile("http::www.blitzmax.com/img/brllogo-thin.png",True,False)

If Not video Then Print "could not open"

End

Really? That's pretty clever! Unless you're accessing a CD's worth or something...

try

http::www.blitzmax.com/img/brllogo-thin.png

thanks a lot guys.. Works fine now. Kind of goofy, but hey, it works!