HTTP GET - Download HTML from URL

Simple HTTP GET request to download the HTML of a web page.

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Dim http As New Chilkat.Http()

Dim success As Boolean

' Any string unlocks the component for the 1st 30-days.
success = http.UnlockComponent("Anything for 30-day trial")
If (success <> true) Then
    MsgBox(http.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


' Send the HTTP GET and return the content in a string.
Dim html As String
html = http.QuickGetStr("http://www.w3.org/Protocols/")

TextBox1.Text = TextBox1.Text & html & vbCrLf
TextBox1.Refresh()