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I'm trying to download images from a server to a file.

- I can view the image(s) in chrome and chrome incognito, so there shouldn't be a problem with the server, here's an example //s3.amazonaws.com/appforest_uf/f1496548544475x140387106221169240/grilled_cheese_on_plate.jpg
- I can download the image via a get/post to the server which returns the base64encoded data. I base64decode it and put it in url binfile and it works. The problem is that post is a blocking operation so the whole stack and IDE lock up.

None of the non-blocking commands are working. I've tried load, put URL, and libURLDownloadToFile. Load doesn't seem to do anything. The other two create a file in the right place with the right name but it's empty (0kb)

try
-- load tImgUrl with message "checkDownloads"
-- libURLDownloadToFile tImgUrl,tNewFile,"checkDownloads"
put URL tImgUrl into URL ("binfile:" & tNewFile)
catch myErr
answer myErr
end try

Any thoughts on what might be going wrong? Why would all of these commands fail without even generating an error?

Hi Matt,

Have you tried without the leading //?

i.e. put "s3.amazonaws.com/appforest_uf/f1496548544475x140387106221169240/grilled_cheese_on_plate.jpg" into tImgUrl

Best,
Panos
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Just tried. Didn't make any difference.

Wouldn't that need a service specifier, e.g. "http://"?

Yeah, I add "https:" to the beginning before using it.

How does other software handle that URL?

Is this for desktop or mobile? libUrl is not implemented on mobile. You could try tsNet library though.

Put the URL into the browser. It loads up the image just fine. Even in incognito mode.
I haven't even got it to download an image in the IDE; haven't thought about trying it in a standalone or mobile yet.
Just tried loading it up in the browser widget and it displays perfectly there. Just need to figure out how to download it in script.

Does the URL change from "http://" to "httos://" in the browser?

Yeah, you don't need to manually add "https:" to the beginning in Chrome.

This works perfect on linux (livecode version 9dp6):