Download GIF Image from Web Site and Save

Download: Chilkat .NET Assemblies

This C# example code shows how to download a GIF image from a URL and save it to a file.

Chilkat.Http http = new Chilkat.Http();
bool unlocked = http.UnlockComponent("Any string begins 30-day trial");
if (!unlocked)
{
    MessageBox.Show("Failed to unlock HTTP component");
    return;
    }

// Get a GIF image from the web.
byte [] gifImage = http.QuickGet("http://www.chilkatsoft.com/images3/ckDotNet.gif");

if (gifImage.Length == 0)
{
    MessageBox.Show(http.LastErrorText);
    }
else
{
    // Save the GIF image to disk.
    FileStream fStream = new FileStream("image.gif", FileMode.CreateNew);	
    BinaryWriter bw = new BinaryWriter(fStream);
    bw.Write(gifImage);
    bw.Close();		
    fStream.Close();    
    }

Important: The download for this example does not contain the ChilkatDotNet2.dll which
must be downloaded and installed separately at http://www.chilkatsoft.com/downloads.asp.
Once installed, add a reference to the DLL in the project by following the instructions at
http://www.example-code.com/csharp/step2.asp