load image from a website

Hey there,

I'm trying to load an image from a website. I already tried
acknex's http_-functions but it doesn't really work. http_result
returns the correct size of the recieved data (exactly the same
as the image), however, the string in which the received data
is stored only contains the image's header; it doesn't seem to
contain the rest of the file.

Maybe someone knows how to do this properly?

How do you display the byte array?
It sounds like you displayed it like a string using a MessageBox?
A string is cut off when it reads the nullterminator which is a plain 0

I save it into a text file using a loop (maximum is the size which http_result() returned) and file_asc_write.

This is the result:


Top is received, bottom is the original image (in this case the a8 logo for testing)

as you can see, the string doesn't receive all the data. so file_asc_write is writing some data from the ram that is located after the string.

You should use a proper hex editor to see at which byte its failing.
Also please post some code, I never used the engines http stuff.

Looks like the problem is the http_result() function.
It stops writing data into the target string after what seems to be some special character.
...which means there's most likely no possible workaround.

Well, if you would offer some more infos Im sure we can find a workarround for you.
If everything fails you can use winapis (sockets) to obtain the data.
Easiest workarround for now seems to be Base64 encoding.

I offered pretty much all there is to know

- I'm using http_sendpost to get an httpID
- I use http_result to write the received data into a string

That's all

Well, http_result returns a string.
I guess it simply stops after reading 0x00, you can simply use base64 encoding and your problem is solved.

But I don't think I can force a website to send the requested file as base64 encoded data
I'm not trying to load file from my website, but from another.

You can make your own script which receives the link as parameter and returns the content as base64. Otherwise just use winapis / sockets

for my old dv store browser i just use media_play to get images and videos from web . but it need another thread bec the media_play can freeze the engine until he get the images from the web.

you can see here the media_play get the correct size : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lQLw3TBAG4