HTTP Timeouts for Connection and Reading

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C# example showing how to set connect and read timeouts for all HTTP requests sent by the Chilkat HTTP .NET component.

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;
}

// Set a connect timeout of 10 seconds.
http.ConnectTimeout = 10;

// Set a read timeout of 20 seconds.
http.ReadTimeout = 20;

// Fetch an HTML page.
string htmlPage = http.QuickGetStr("http://www.example-code.com/");

if (htmlPage == null)
{
    MessageBox.Show(http.LastErrorText);
}
else
{
    textBox1.Text = htmlPage;
}

Important: The download for this example does not contain the ChilkatDotNet.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