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When I use this code to download a file, the files are always at least 2 megabytes so the program "freezes" when you click on anything until the download is finished. Is there a way to make it work better? It's almost like it's not responding until the download is finished...Anyway to fix this?

Visual Basic: 
Dim wcClient As System.Net.WebClient = New System.Net.WebClient

wcClient.DownloadFile("www.yoursite.com", "Filename.exe")
 
You may be better of using the HttpWebRequest class - either look at it's async Begin / End GetRequestStream methods, or if you just want to display some indication of progress during a download look at clicky
 
PlausiblyDamp said:
You may be better of using the HttpWebRequest class - either look at it's async Begin / End GetRequestStream methods, or if you just want to display some indication of progress during a download look at clicky
Click to expand...

I've tried that, the progressbar isn't even close to accurate...it finishes way before it should...Is it set to only work with small files?

Enclosed is the sample app that is in that link, the file I try to download is roughly 2 megabytes, the progressbar finishes in about 4 seconds and then the program hangs (unresponsive) for a while. Is there something that needs to be changed? Please check it out, the same url is still there from what I used.
 

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