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I have a PDF file hosted on a website. I would like my VB.NET program to retrieve the file/download it and store it somewhere in %appdata%. This could be in a folder of it's own like %appdata%/my_program if you want. How do I achieve this in my VB.NET program? Thanks.

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You can use WebClient.DownloadFile(Url,LocalPath) for downloading your PDF file and saving in a local path on your PC. The class is in System.Net Assembly.

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  • Thank you. I have managed to download the file into the same directory as the program, although I can't find a way to save it in the %appdata% directory. Can you please help? Thanks. – James S Nov 24 '12 at 19:53
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Use this to download file:

    Dim WC As New System.Net.WebClient
    WC.DownloadFile(URL, FileName)

or

    My.Computer.Network.DownloadFile(URL, FileName)

To save it in the %appdata% just use :

    My.Computer.FileSystem.SpecialDirectories.AllUsersApplicationData

or

    My.Computer.FileSystem.SpecialDirectories.CurrentUserApplicationData
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