Check File Size using HEAD Request

Demonstrates how to quickly check the size of an HTTP download by using the HEAD request.

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import sys
import chilkat

http = chilkat.CkHttp()

#  Any string unlocks the component for the 1st 30-days.
success = http.UnlockComponent("Anything for 30-day trial")
if (success != True):
    print http.lastErrorText()
    sys.exit()

#  Send a HEAD request to get the response header:

# response is a CkHttpResponse
response = http.GetHead("http://www.chilkatsoft.com/download/ChilkatDotNet2.msi")

if (response == None ):
    print http.lastErrorText()
else:

    #  The ContentLength property of the HTTP response is
    #  the size of the remote file:
    print "Size of download = " + response.get_ContentLength()