VB.NET Tutorial 30 - Download and Run File (Visual Basic 2008/2010)

This simple tutorial will teach you how to download a file and then start the process. This tutorial has not been created for illegal use, please do not use this to create a downloader for your keyloggers or stealers. This tutorial has been created so you will know how to update your application.

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[shubhamgupta-gvjq]

If I want to download again by clicking the button... How I would change the file name dynamically??
please reply

[TeachMeComputer]

The process.start code will not be executed until the file has downloaded anyway.

[MeGaHaCkErZzZ]

Hi m8 since you said about using it to update my application, How would I make it check for a newer version? say if you had my program how would it know there is a newer version ready for download? Please help, cheers

[Jollyjack]

Is there anyway you can make it so you only download the file the first ever time you run the program, and never again after that? If not, is there any other varient/alternative?

[syuusy_]

What Cam Do You Use to record this video? please tell me the link to

[CombatArmsRuneScape]

Wouldn't it be "new URI" before the download link string?

[Olemassacre]

Hey man. Can you please make a tutorial on how to find a file? Like when a program loads, it is going to look for a patch?

[carstorm]

Three Questions:
1 how would you have it check to see if a url exists such as "website. com/update-true" or website. com/update-false" so you can only update when needed.
2 Must it be an exe file or can it be a txt or gif or even a folder.
3 Also could you omit the second line to have it download the file without automatically starting it!

[RageMuOnline]

Is it possible to make all applications being downloaded by this browser to be added to the same location?

[sam]

What if, we dont have fixed url? I mean to say, i need a code into which "when we click on download & execute button, it pop-ups the ADD URL window & we can enter our url to that window & then it downloads the file & executes it." Can you make a video tut regarding it? Thanks in advance man.

[NMr]

Let's supposed that I am downloading a big file...What about if I add an other button "Stop Download".
How can I make the download stop? (without closing the program of course)...

[mchosu]

is there a code that makes the site url in brackets generate the site that you have written in textbox1 ?

[mehonal]

any other websites or alternatives for RIPWAY?!

[hylandsjgcn]

Hey is there a way to control the downloads because I made a program to download a load of images but if I downloaded one to close after telling another to download then the first image would come out with half of it grey.

[christianmariefrancisco]

can i ask a question?? is it possible to connect the vb.net on the google drive with out using the google cloud platform.

[goodman]

how to i download it to where every the program is running at. IE if i have on my desktop my app in a folder just dl to that folder.

[LosTecH]

Nice tutorial...i learn a lot....

what if it already exist? I mean if you download it again, and the file already exist? how can you change the file name? Thanks...

[VidGaming]

when i download it is says WebsExpection was Unhandled.  PLEAE HELP!

[jjpm]

I made an updater but when I try to download the update file I get this error: An exception occurred during a WebClient request.

The line code I used:
DL link it ends with a .exe. it is a direct DL link from drobox and I tried ripway aswell", "C:\downloadedfile.exe")

[thebattlemonster]

Hello guys, I am only up to .. I think the 8th tutorial and I have made some kind of an application and am very HAPPY about my self, I have only worked for an hour, I know this is no record or something very unbelievable but I tried showing it to my father ( It is some kind of math quiz) he liked it but I want to know if you can run this app with having to open up the code and then press 'start debugging' .. SO I would like to know if I have to save it in some different format and run it..