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List:       mozilla-ui
Subject:    Re: Netscape.Network.1 ole object : How to download and store Gif
From:       lab () bounceit ! net ! netscape ! com
Date:       1999-03-25 3:26:39
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PJ Durai wrote:
> 
> Hello people,
> I am trying to download files using Netscape.Network.1 ole object.
> 
> After Open() function, the Read function returns a BSTR whose contents look
> like DoubleByte charecters. ( this works out ok for text (html ) files
> download. All I do is cast the _bstr() to LPCTSTR and I get the proper text
> buffer. But a gif file gets corrupted whichever way I try to store it.  I
> have tried MultiByte->SingleByte conversion, walked thru the buffer myself
> try to store only the LeadByte of every two bytes. Nothing seems to work.
> 
> Is there a standard conversion to do this stuff. Or am I doing something
> wrong.
> Any pointers appreciated.
> 
> Appreciate your time.
> 
> pj

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Cross posting to a number of groups is most rude.

Try finding a developer's group on secnews.netscape.com

LB

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