Hello i want to download file on web server so i try the following code:


String[] data;

void setup() {
 size(200, 200);
 background(50);
 fill(200);
data = loadStrings("http://jmleau.com/000%20rep%20hors%20site/sci%20la%20claveliere/colloc%20pour%20site.odt");
saveStrings("tst.odt",data);
}



The problem is that the file "tst.odt" i save is quit longer then the file on server and i can't open this file (it is different from the file on server).

I tried with zip file and it is the same result i can't use it.

is somebody have an idee ?

use loadBytes() and saveBytes() if you're just saving a binary file. or better yet, use saveStream():
http://processing.org/reference/saveStream_.html

the more advanced explanation: an .odt file is a zip archive with the contents of an openoffice doc. if you load it as string data on windows, it'll convert each \n (newline character) to \r\n (windows new line) when saving (making the file larger). my guess is that's what's happening, but the bottom line is that you shouldn't use loadStrings().

Thank you for your help.

It was not a 404 error.

it works well with loadStream if you know how to use this instruction because the reference is really confusing !

but i find a topic
http://processing.org/discourse/yabb2/num_1258965028.html#3

Where the syntax is well explain:
LoadStream("filename_to_save","url")

so the working code simply become

Code:

void setup() {
 size(200, 200);

saveStream("tst.odt","http://jmleau.com/000%20rep%20hors%20site/sci%20la%20claveliere/colloc%20pour%20site.odt");

}
 

i consider this topic is resolved.
Thanks again