>> I use indi 7 and delphi 7
>
> There is no Indy 7. Are you using Indy 9 or 10 instead?
Sorry, I use Indy 9
>
>> I try to download a file with https protocol with a function i write
>> down, that works with http protocol.
>
> Try this code:
>
> function GetWebFile(sUrl, LnomeCompletoOut: String): Boolean;
> var
> Strm: TStream;
> HTTP: TIdHTTP;
> begin
> Result := False;
> try
> HTTP := TIdHTTP.Create(nil);
> try
> with TIdURI.Create(sURL) do
> try
> if AnsiSameText(Protocol, 'https') then
> HTTP.IOHandler :=
> TIdSSLIOHandlerSocket.Create(HTTP);
> finally
> Free.
> end;
>
> Strm := TFileStream.Create(LnomeCompletoOut, fmCreate);
> try
> HTTP1.Get(sURL, Strm);
> Result := True;
> finally
> FreeAndNil(Strm);
> end;
> finally
> FreeAndNil(HTTP);
> end;
> except
> end;
> end;
>
>> The files downloaded are empty
>
> Then the server is not sending any file data to begin with.
>
>> one time it downloaded a html file of the site
>
> That can happen if your request was invalid/erroneous, such that the
> server
> is sending back an error page without using an HTTP error code. You need
> to
> look at the response headers to know what the server actually sent before
> you then use the data.
>
>> If i try to savetofile the link in the browser, it start the download
>> with the standard IE download windows.
>
> Is it possible that the server is expecting IE to be the only supported
> browser? Many servers tailor their content to specific browsers. By
> default, TIdHTTP does not report itself to be IE. If you run into this
> kind
> of situation (which happens more often then you might think), you can
> change
> the Request.UserAgent property to mimic IE's UserAgent.
>
>> The indy version is too old??
>
> That is another possibility.
>
>
> Gambit
