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		<description><![CDATA[Here is some code that will make use of VB.NET&#8217;s Backgroundworker class and initiate a web request to download a file. It will calculate the file&#8217;s speed as well as indicate it&#8217;s progress on a progress bar. All the while keeping the Main Form available.

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Dim whereToSave As String 'Where the program save the file
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Here is some code that will make use of VB.NET&#8217;s Backgroundworker class and initiate a web request to download a file. It will calculate the file&#8217;s speed as well as indicate it&#8217;s progress on a progress bar. All the while keeping the Main Form available.</p>

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</pre></td><td class="code"><pre class="vbnet" style="font-family:monospace;"><span style="color: #0600FF;">Dim</span> whereToSave <span style="color: #FF8000;">As</span> <span style="color: #FF8000;">String</span> <span style="color: #008080; font-style: italic;">'Where the program save the file</span>
&nbsp;
    <span style="color: #0600FF;">Delegate</span> <span style="color: #0600FF;">Sub</span> ChangeTextsSafe<span style="color: #000000;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #FF8000;">ByVal</span> length <span style="color: #FF8000;">As</span> <span style="color: #FF0000;">Long</span>, <span style="color: #FF8000;">ByVal</span> position <span style="color: #FF8000;">As</span> <span style="color: #FF0000;">Integer</span>, <span style="color: #FF8000;">ByVal</span> percent <span style="color: #FF8000;">As</span> <span style="color: #FF0000;">Integer</span>, <span style="color: #FF8000;">ByVal</span> speed <span style="color: #FF8000;">As</span> <span style="color: #FF0000;">Double</span><span style="color: #000000;">&#41;</span>
    <span style="color: #0600FF;">Delegate</span> <span style="color: #0600FF;">Sub</span> DownloadCompleteSafe<span style="color: #000000;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #FF8000;">ByVal</span> cancelled <span style="color: #FF8000;">As</span> <span style="color: #FF0000;">Boolean</span><span style="color: #000000;">&#41;</span>
&nbsp;
    <span style="color: #FF8000;">Public</span> <span style="color: #0600FF;">Sub</span> DownloadComplete<span style="color: #000000;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #FF8000;">ByVal</span> cancelled <span style="color: #FF8000;">As</span> <span style="color: #FF0000;">Boolean</span><span style="color: #000000;">&#41;</span>
        <span style="color: #FF8000;">Me</span>.<span style="color: #0000FF;">txtFileName</span>.<span style="color: #0000FF;">Enabled</span> <span style="color: #008000;">=</span> <span style="color: #0600FF;">True</span>
        <span style="color: #FF8000;">Me</span>.<span style="color: #0000FF;">btnDownload</span>.<span style="color: #0000FF;">Enabled</span> <span style="color: #008000;">=</span> <span style="color: #0600FF;">True</span>
        <span style="color: #FF8000;">Me</span>.<span style="color: #0000FF;">btnCancel</span>.<span style="color: #0000FF;">Enabled</span> <span style="color: #008000;">=</span> <span style="color: #0600FF;">False</span>
&nbsp;
        <span style="color: #0600FF;">If</span> cancelled <span style="color: #FF8000;">Then</span>
&nbsp;
            <span style="color: #FF8000;">Me</span>.<span style="color: #0000FF;">Label4</span>.<span style="color: #0000FF;">Text</span> <span style="color: #008000;">=</span> <span style="color: #808080;">&quot;Cancelled&quot;</span>
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            <span style="color: #008080; font-style: italic;">'MessageBox.Show(&quot;Download aborted&quot;, &quot;Aborted&quot;, MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Information)</span>
&nbsp;
&nbsp;
        <span style="color: #FF8000;">Else</span>
            <span style="color: #FF8000;">Me</span>.<span style="color: #0000FF;">Label4</span>.<span style="color: #0000FF;">Text</span> <span style="color: #008000;">=</span> <span style="color: #808080;">&quot;Successfully downloaded&quot;</span>
&nbsp;
            <span style="color: #008080; font-style: italic;">'MessageBox.Show(&quot;Successfully downloaded!&quot;, &quot;All OK&quot;, MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Information)</span>
&nbsp;
        <span style="color: #0600FF;">End</span> <span style="color: #0600FF;">If</span>
&nbsp;
        <span style="color: #FF8000;">Me</span>.<span style="color: #0000FF;">ProgressBar1</span>.<span style="color: #0000FF;">Value</span> <span style="color: #008000;">=</span> <span style="color: #FF0000;">0</span>
        <span style="color: #FF8000;">Me</span>.<span style="color: #0000FF;">Label5</span>.<span style="color: #0000FF;">Text</span> <span style="color: #008000;">=</span> <span style="color: #808080;">&quot;Downloading: &quot;</span>
        <span style="color: #FF8000;">Me</span>.<span style="color: #0000FF;">Label6</span>.<span style="color: #0000FF;">Text</span> <span style="color: #008000;">=</span> <span style="color: #808080;">&quot;Save to: &quot;</span>
        <span style="color: #FF8000;">Me</span>.<span style="color: #0000FF;">Label3</span>.<span style="color: #0000FF;">Text</span> <span style="color: #008000;">=</span> <span style="color: #808080;">&quot;File size: &quot;</span>
        <span style="color: #FF8000;">Me</span>.<span style="color: #0000FF;">Label2</span>.<span style="color: #0000FF;">Text</span> <span style="color: #008000;">=</span> <span style="color: #808080;">&quot;Download speed: &quot;</span>
        <span style="color: #FF8000;">Me</span>.<span style="color: #0000FF;">Label4</span>.<span style="color: #0000FF;">Text</span> <span style="color: #008000;">=</span> <span style="color: #808080;">&quot;&quot;</span>
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    <span style="color: #0600FF;">End</span> <span style="color: #0600FF;">Sub</span>
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    <span style="color: #FF8000;">Public</span> <span style="color: #0600FF;">Sub</span> ChangeTexts<span style="color: #000000;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #FF8000;">ByVal</span> length <span style="color: #FF8000;">As</span> <span style="color: #FF0000;">Long</span>, <span style="color: #FF8000;">ByVal</span> position <span style="color: #FF8000;">As</span> <span style="color: #FF0000;">Integer</span>, <span style="color: #FF8000;">ByVal</span> percent <span style="color: #FF8000;">As</span> <span style="color: #FF0000;">Integer</span>, <span style="color: #FF8000;">ByVal</span> speed <span style="color: #FF8000;">As</span> <span style="color: #FF0000;">Double</span><span style="color: #000000;">&#41;</span>
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        <span style="color: #FF8000;">Me</span>.<span style="color: #0000FF;">Label3</span>.<span style="color: #0000FF;">Text</span> <span style="color: #008000;">=</span> <span style="color: #808080;">&quot;File size: &quot;</span> <span style="color: #008000;">&amp;</span> Math.<span style="color: #0000FF;">Round</span><span style="color: #000000;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #000000;">&#40;</span>length <span style="color: #008000;">/</span> <span style="color: #FF0000;">1024</span><span style="color: #000000;">&#41;</span>, <span style="color: #FF0000;">2</span><span style="color: #000000;">&#41;</span> <span style="color: #008000;">&amp;</span> <span style="color: #808080;">&quot; KB&quot;</span>
&nbsp;
        <span style="color: #FF8000;">Me</span>.<span style="color: #0000FF;">Label5</span>.<span style="color: #0000FF;">Text</span> <span style="color: #008000;">=</span> <span style="color: #808080;">&quot;Downloading: &quot;</span> <span style="color: #008000;">&amp;</span> <span style="color: #FF8000;">Me</span>.<span style="color: #0000FF;">txtFileName</span>.<span style="color: #0000FF;">Text</span>
&nbsp;
        <span style="color: #FF8000;">Me</span>.<span style="color: #0000FF;">Label4</span>.<span style="color: #0000FF;">Text</span> <span style="color: #008000;">=</span> <span style="color: #808080;">&quot;Downloaded &quot;</span> <span style="color: #008000;">&amp;</span> Math.<span style="color: #0000FF;">Round</span><span style="color: #000000;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #000000;">&#40;</span>position <span style="color: #008000;">/</span> <span style="color: #FF0000;">1024</span><span style="color: #000000;">&#41;</span>, <span style="color: #FF0000;">2</span><span style="color: #000000;">&#41;</span> <span style="color: #008000;">&amp;</span> <span style="color: #808080;">&quot; KB of &quot;</span> <span style="color: #008000;">&amp;</span> Math.<span style="color: #0000FF;">Round</span><span style="color: #000000;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #000000;">&#40;</span>length <span style="color: #008000;">/</span> <span style="color: #FF0000;">1024</span><span style="color: #000000;">&#41;</span>, <span style="color: #FF0000;">2</span><span style="color: #000000;">&#41;</span> <span style="color: #008000;">&amp;</span> <span style="color: #808080;">&quot;KB (&quot;</span> <span style="color: #008000;">&amp;</span> <span style="color: #FF8000;">Me</span>.<span style="color: #0000FF;">ProgressBar1</span>.<span style="color: #0000FF;">Value</span> <span style="color: #008000;">&amp;</span> <span style="color: #808080;">&quot;%)&quot;</span>
&nbsp;
        <span style="color: #0600FF;">If</span> speed <span style="color: #008000;">=</span> <span style="color: #008000;">-</span><span style="color: #FF0000;">1</span> <span style="color: #FF8000;">Then</span>
            <span style="color: #FF8000;">Me</span>.<span style="color: #0000FF;">Label2</span>.<span style="color: #0000FF;">Text</span> <span style="color: #008000;">=</span> <span style="color: #808080;">&quot;Download speed: calculating...&quot;</span>
        <span style="color: #FF8000;">Else</span>
            <span style="color: #FF8000;">Me</span>.<span style="color: #0000FF;">Label2</span>.<span style="color: #0000FF;">Text</span> <span style="color: #008000;">=</span> <span style="color: #808080;">&quot;Download speed: &quot;</span> <span style="color: #008000;">&amp;</span> Math.<span style="color: #0000FF;">Round</span><span style="color: #000000;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #000000;">&#40;</span>speed <span style="color: #008000;">/</span> <span style="color: #FF0000;">1024</span><span style="color: #000000;">&#41;</span>, <span style="color: #FF0000;">2</span><span style="color: #000000;">&#41;</span> <span style="color: #008000;">&amp;</span> <span style="color: #808080;">&quot; KB/s&quot;</span>
        <span style="color: #0600FF;">End</span> <span style="color: #0600FF;">If</span>
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        <span style="color: #FF8000;">Me</span>.<span style="color: #0000FF;">ProgressBar1</span>.<span style="color: #0000FF;">Value</span> <span style="color: #008000;">=</span> percent
&nbsp;
&nbsp;
    <span style="color: #0600FF;">End</span> <span style="color: #0600FF;">Sub</span>
&nbsp;
    <span style="color: #FF8000;">Private</span> <span style="color: #0600FF;">Sub</span> btnDownload_Click<span style="color: #000000;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #FF8000;">ByVal</span> sender <span style="color: #FF8000;">As</span> System.<span style="color: #FF0000;">Object</span>, <span style="color: #FF8000;">ByVal</span> e <span style="color: #FF8000;">As</span> System.<span style="color: #0000FF;">EventArgs</span><span style="color: #000000;">&#41;</span> <span style="color: #FF8000;">Handles</span> btnDownload.<span style="color: #0000FF;">Click</span>
        <span style="color: #0600FF;">If</span> <span style="color: #FF8000;">Me</span>.<span style="color: #0000FF;">txtFileName</span>.<span style="color: #0000FF;">Text</span> &lt;&gt; <span style="color: #808080;">&quot;&quot;</span> <span style="color: #FF8000;">AndAlso</span> <span style="color: #FF8000;">Me</span>.<span style="color: #0000FF;">txtFileName</span>.<span style="color: #0000FF;">Text</span>.<span style="color: #0000FF;">StartsWith</span><span style="color: #000000;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #808080;">&quot;http://&quot;</span><span style="color: #000000;">&#41;</span> <span style="color: #FF8000;">Then</span>
&nbsp;
&nbsp;
            <span style="color: #FF8000;">Me</span>.<span style="color: #0000FF;">SaveFileDialog1</span>.<span style="color: #0000FF;">FileName</span> <span style="color: #008000;">=</span> <span style="color: #FF8000;">Me</span>.<span style="color: #0000FF;">txtFileName</span>.<span style="color: #0000FF;">Text</span>.<span style="color: #0600FF;">Split</span><span style="color: #000000;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #808080;">&quot;/&quot;</span>c<span style="color: #000000;">&#41;</span><span style="color: #000000;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #FF8000;">Me</span>.<span style="color: #0000FF;">txtFileName</span>.<span style="color: #0000FF;">Text</span>.<span style="color: #0600FF;">Split</span><span style="color: #000000;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #808080;">&quot;/&quot;</span>c<span style="color: #000000;">&#41;</span>.<span style="color: #0000FF;">Length</span> <span style="color: #008000;">-</span> <span style="color: #FF0000;">1</span><span style="color: #000000;">&#41;</span>
&nbsp;
            <span style="color: #0600FF;">If</span> <span style="color: #FF8000;">Me</span>.<span style="color: #0000FF;">SaveFileDialog1</span>.<span style="color: #0000FF;">ShowDialog</span> <span style="color: #008000;">=</span> Windows.<span style="color: #0000FF;">Forms</span>.<span style="color: #0000FF;">DialogResult</span>.<span style="color: #0600FF;">OK</span> <span style="color: #FF8000;">Then</span>
&nbsp;
                <span style="color: #FF8000;">Me</span>.<span style="color: #0000FF;">whereToSave</span> <span style="color: #008000;">=</span> <span style="color: #FF8000;">Me</span>.<span style="color: #0000FF;">SaveFileDialog1</span>.<span style="color: #0000FF;">FileName</span>
&nbsp;
                <span style="color: #FF8000;">Me</span>.<span style="color: #0000FF;">SaveFileDialog1</span>.<span style="color: #0000FF;">FileName</span> <span style="color: #008000;">=</span> <span style="color: #808080;">&quot;&quot;</span>
&nbsp;
                <span style="color: #FF8000;">Me</span>.<span style="color: #0000FF;">Label6</span>.<span style="color: #0000FF;">Text</span> <span style="color: #008000;">=</span> <span style="color: #808080;">&quot;Save to: &quot;</span> <span style="color: #008000;">&amp;</span> <span style="color: #FF8000;">Me</span>.<span style="color: #0000FF;">whereToSave</span>
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                <span style="color: #FF8000;">Me</span>.<span style="color: #0000FF;">txtFileName</span>.<span style="color: #0000FF;">Enabled</span> <span style="color: #008000;">=</span> <span style="color: #0600FF;">False</span>
                <span style="color: #FF8000;">Me</span>.<span style="color: #0000FF;">btnDownload</span>.<span style="color: #0000FF;">Enabled</span> <span style="color: #008000;">=</span> <span style="color: #0600FF;">False</span>
                <span style="color: #FF8000;">Me</span>.<span style="color: #0000FF;">btnCancel</span>.<span style="color: #0000FF;">Enabled</span> <span style="color: #008000;">=</span> <span style="color: #0600FF;">True</span>
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                <span style="color: #FF8000;">Me</span>.<span style="color: #0000FF;">BackgroundWorker1</span>.<span style="color: #0000FF;">RunWorkerAsync</span><span style="color: #000000;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #000000;">&#41;</span> <span style="color: #008080; font-style: italic;">'Start download</span>
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            <span style="color: #0600FF;">End</span> <span style="color: #0600FF;">If</span>
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        <span style="color: #FF8000;">Else</span>
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            MessageBox.<span style="color: #0000FF;">Show</span><span style="color: #000000;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #808080;">&quot;Please insert valid URL for download&quot;</span>, <span style="color: #808080;">&quot;Warning&quot;</span>, MessageBoxButtons.<span style="color: #0600FF;">OK</span>, MessageBoxIcon.<span style="color: #0000FF;">Warning</span><span style="color: #000000;">&#41;</span>
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        <span style="color: #0600FF;">End</span> <span style="color: #0600FF;">If</span>
    <span style="color: #0600FF;">End</span> <span style="color: #0600FF;">Sub</span>
&nbsp;
    <span style="color: #FF8000;">Private</span> <span style="color: #0600FF;">Sub</span> btnCancel_Click<span style="color: #000000;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #FF8000;">ByVal</span> sender <span style="color: #FF8000;">As</span> System.<span style="color: #FF0000;">Object</span>, <span style="color: #FF8000;">ByVal</span> e <span style="color: #FF8000;">As</span> System.<span style="color: #0000FF;">EventArgs</span><span style="color: #000000;">&#41;</span> <span style="color: #FF8000;">Handles</span> btnCancel.<span style="color: #0000FF;">Click</span>
        <span style="color: #FF8000;">Me</span>.<span style="color: #0000FF;">BackgroundWorker1</span>.<span style="color: #0000FF;">CancelAsync</span><span style="color: #000000;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #000000;">&#41;</span> <span style="color: #008080; font-style: italic;">'Send cancel request</span>
        <span style="color: #0600FF;">Try</span>
            <span style="color: #FF8000;">Me</span>.<span style="color: #0000FF;">bckZip</span>.<span style="color: #0000FF;">CancelAsync</span><span style="color: #000000;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #000000;">&#41;</span>
        <span style="color: #0600FF;">Catch</span> ex <span style="color: #FF8000;">As</span> Exception
            <span style="color: #008080; font-style: italic;">'Do Nothing</span>
        <span style="color: #0600FF;">End</span> <span style="color: #0600FF;">Try</span>
    <span style="color: #0600FF;">End</span> <span style="color: #0600FF;">Sub</span>
&nbsp;
    <span style="color: #FF8000;">Private</span> <span style="color: #0600FF;">Sub</span> BackgroundWorker1_DoWork<span style="color: #000000;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #FF8000;">ByVal</span> sender <span style="color: #FF8000;">As</span> System.<span style="color: #FF0000;">Object</span>, <span style="color: #FF8000;">ByVal</span> e <span style="color: #FF8000;">As</span> System.<span style="color: #0000FF;">ComponentModel</span>.<span style="color: #0000FF;">DoWorkEventArgs</span><span style="color: #000000;">&#41;</span> <span style="color: #FF8000;">Handles</span> BackgroundWorker1.<span style="color: #0000FF;">DoWork</span>
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        <span style="color: #008080; font-style: italic;">'Creating the request and getting the response</span>
        <span style="color: #0600FF;">Dim</span> theResponse <span style="color: #FF8000;">As</span> HttpWebResponse
        <span style="color: #0600FF;">Dim</span> theRequest <span style="color: #FF8000;">As</span> HttpWebRequest
        <span style="color: #0600FF;">Try</span> <span style="color: #008080; font-style: italic;">'Checks if the file exist</span>
&nbsp;
            theRequest <span style="color: #008000;">=</span> WebRequest.<span style="color: #0000FF;">Create</span><span style="color: #000000;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #FF8000;">Me</span>.<span style="color: #0000FF;">txtFileName</span>.<span style="color: #0000FF;">Text</span><span style="color: #000000;">&#41;</span>
            theResponse <span style="color: #008000;">=</span> theRequest.<span style="color: #0000FF;">GetResponse</span>
            theRequest.<span style="color: #0000FF;">Timeout</span> <span style="color: #008000;">=</span> <span style="color: #FF0000;">10000000</span>
        <span style="color: #0600FF;">Catch</span> ex <span style="color: #FF8000;">As</span> Exception
&nbsp;
            MessageBox.<span style="color: #0000FF;">Show</span><span style="color: #000000;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #808080;">&quot;An error occurred while downloading file. Possibe causes:&quot;</span> <span style="color: #008000;">&amp;</span> ControlChars.<span style="color: #0600FF;">CrLf</span> <span style="color: #008000;">&amp;</span> _
                            <span style="color: #808080;">&quot;1) File doesn't exist&quot;</span> <span style="color: #008000;">&amp;</span> ControlChars.<span style="color: #0600FF;">CrLf</span> <span style="color: #008000;">&amp;</span> _
                            <span style="color: #808080;">&quot;2) Remote server error&quot;</span>, <span style="color: #808080;">&quot;Error&quot;</span>, MessageBoxButtons.<span style="color: #0600FF;">OK</span>, MessageBoxIcon.<span style="color: #FF8000;">Error</span><span style="color: #000000;">&#41;</span>
&nbsp;
            <span style="color: #0600FF;">Dim</span> cancelDelegate <span style="color: #FF8000;">As</span> <span style="color: #FF8000;">New</span> DownloadCompleteSafe<span style="color: #000000;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #804040;">AddressOf</span> DownloadComplete<span style="color: #000000;">&#41;</span>
&nbsp;
            <span style="color: #FF8000;">Me</span>.<span style="color: #0000FF;">Invoke</span><span style="color: #000000;">&#40;</span>cancelDelegate, <span style="color: #0600FF;">True</span><span style="color: #000000;">&#41;</span>
&nbsp;
            <span style="color: #0600FF;">Exit</span> <span style="color: #0600FF;">Sub</span>
        <span style="color: #0600FF;">End</span> <span style="color: #0600FF;">Try</span>
        <span style="color: #0600FF;">Dim</span> length <span style="color: #FF8000;">As</span> <span style="color: #FF0000;">Long</span> <span style="color: #008000;">=</span> theResponse.<span style="color: #0000FF;">ContentLength</span> <span style="color: #008080; font-style: italic;">'Size of the response (in bytes)</span>
&nbsp;
        <span style="color: #0600FF;">Dim</span> safedelegate <span style="color: #FF8000;">As</span> <span style="color: #FF8000;">New</span> ChangeTextsSafe<span style="color: #000000;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #804040;">AddressOf</span> ChangeTexts<span style="color: #000000;">&#41;</span>
        <span style="color: #FF8000;">Me</span>.<span style="color: #0000FF;">Invoke</span><span style="color: #000000;">&#40;</span>safedelegate, length, <span style="color: #FF0000;">0</span>, <span style="color: #FF0000;">0</span>, <span style="color: #FF0000;">0</span><span style="color: #000000;">&#41;</span> <span style="color: #008080; font-style: italic;">'Invoke the TreadsafeDelegate</span>
&nbsp;
        <span style="color: #0600FF;">Dim</span> writeStream <span style="color: #FF8000;">As</span> <span style="color: #FF8000;">New</span> IO.<span style="color: #0000FF;">FileStream</span><span style="color: #000000;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #FF8000;">Me</span>.<span style="color: #0000FF;">whereToSave</span>, IO.<span style="color: #0000FF;">FileMode</span>.<span style="color: #0000FF;">Create</span><span style="color: #000000;">&#41;</span>
&nbsp;
        <span style="color: #008080; font-style: italic;">'Replacement for Stream.Position (webResponse stream doesn't support seek)</span>
        <span style="color: #0600FF;">Dim</span> nRead <span style="color: #FF8000;">As</span> <span style="color: #FF0000;">Integer</span>
&nbsp;
        <span style="color: #008080; font-style: italic;">'To calculate the download speed</span>
        <span style="color: #0600FF;">Dim</span> speedtimer <span style="color: #FF8000;">As</span> <span style="color: #FF8000;">New</span> Stopwatch
        <span style="color: #0600FF;">Dim</span> currentspeed <span style="color: #FF8000;">As</span> <span style="color: #FF0000;">Double</span> <span style="color: #008000;">=</span> <span style="color: #008000;">-</span><span style="color: #FF0000;">1</span>
        <span style="color: #0600FF;">Dim</span> readings <span style="color: #FF8000;">As</span> <span style="color: #FF0000;">Integer</span> <span style="color: #008000;">=</span> <span style="color: #FF0000;">0</span>
&nbsp;
        <span style="color: #0600FF;">Do</span>
&nbsp;
            <span style="color: #0600FF;">If</span> BackgroundWorker1.<span style="color: #0000FF;">CancellationPending</span> <span style="color: #FF8000;">Then</span> <span style="color: #008080; font-style: italic;">'If user abort download</span>
                <span style="color: #0600FF;">Exit</span> <span style="color: #0600FF;">Do</span>
            <span style="color: #0600FF;">End</span> <span style="color: #0600FF;">If</span>
&nbsp;
            speedtimer.<span style="color: #0000FF;">Start</span><span style="color: #000000;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #000000;">&#41;</span>
&nbsp;
            <span style="color: #0600FF;">Dim</span> readBytes<span style="color: #000000;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #FF0000;">4096</span><span style="color: #000000;">&#41;</span> <span style="color: #FF8000;">As</span> <span style="color: #FF0000;">Byte</span>
            <span style="color: #0600FF;">Dim</span> bytesread <span style="color: #FF8000;">As</span> <span style="color: #FF0000;">Integer</span> <span style="color: #008000;">=</span> theResponse.<span style="color: #0000FF;">GetResponseStream</span>.<span style="color: #0000FF;">Read</span><span style="color: #000000;">&#40;</span>readBytes, <span style="color: #FF0000;">0</span>, <span style="color: #FF0000;">4096</span><span style="color: #000000;">&#41;</span>
&nbsp;
            nRead <span style="color: #008000;">+=</span> bytesread
            <span style="color: #0600FF;">Dim</span> percent <span style="color: #FF8000;">As</span> <span style="color: #FF0000;">Integer</span> <span style="color: #008000;">=</span> <span style="color: #000000;">&#40;</span>nRead <span style="color: #008000;">/</span> length<span style="color: #000000;">&#41;</span> <span style="color: #008000;">*</span> <span style="color: #FF0000;">100</span>
&nbsp;
            <span style="color: #FF8000;">Me</span>.<span style="color: #0000FF;">Invoke</span><span style="color: #000000;">&#40;</span>safedelegate, length, nRead, percent, currentspeed<span style="color: #000000;">&#41;</span>
&nbsp;
            <span style="color: #0600FF;">If</span> bytesread <span style="color: #008000;">=</span> <span style="color: #FF0000;">0</span> <span style="color: #FF8000;">Then</span> <span style="color: #0600FF;">Exit</span> <span style="color: #0600FF;">Do</span>
&nbsp;
            writeStream.<span style="color: #0600FF;">Write</span><span style="color: #000000;">&#40;</span>readBytes, <span style="color: #FF0000;">0</span>, bytesread<span style="color: #000000;">&#41;</span>
&nbsp;
            speedtimer.<span style="color: #0600FF;">Stop</span><span style="color: #000000;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #000000;">&#41;</span>
&nbsp;
            readings <span style="color: #008000;">+=</span> <span style="color: #FF0000;">1</span>
            <span style="color: #0600FF;">If</span> readings &gt;<span style="color: #008000;">=</span> <span style="color: #FF0000;">5</span> <span style="color: #FF8000;">Then</span> <span style="color: #008080; font-style: italic;">'For increase precision, the speed it's calculated only every five cicles</span>
                currentspeed <span style="color: #008000;">=</span> <span style="color: #FF0000;">20480</span> <span style="color: #008000;">/</span> <span style="color: #000000;">&#40;</span>speedtimer.<span style="color: #0000FF;">ElapsedMilliseconds</span> <span style="color: #008000;">/</span> <span style="color: #FF0000;">1000</span><span style="color: #000000;">&#41;</span>
                speedtimer.<span style="color: #0600FF;">Reset</span><span style="color: #000000;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #000000;">&#41;</span>
                readings <span style="color: #008000;">=</span> <span style="color: #FF0000;">0</span>
            <span style="color: #0600FF;">End</span> <span style="color: #0600FF;">If</span>
        <span style="color: #0600FF;">Loop</span>
&nbsp;
        <span style="color: #008080; font-style: italic;">'Close the streams</span>
        theResponse.<span style="color: #0000FF;">GetResponseStream</span>.<span style="color: #0600FF;">Close</span><span style="color: #000000;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #000000;">&#41;</span>
        writeStream.<span style="color: #0600FF;">Close</span><span style="color: #000000;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #000000;">&#41;</span>
&nbsp;
        <span style="color: #0600FF;">If</span> <span style="color: #FF8000;">Me</span>.<span style="color: #0000FF;">BackgroundWorker1</span>.<span style="color: #0000FF;">CancellationPending</span> <span style="color: #FF8000;">Then</span>
&nbsp;
            IO.<span style="color: #008000;">File</span>.<span style="color: #0000FF;">Delete</span><span style="color: #000000;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #FF8000;">Me</span>.<span style="color: #0000FF;">whereToSave</span><span style="color: #000000;">&#41;</span>
&nbsp;
            <span style="color: #0600FF;">Dim</span> cancelDelegate <span style="color: #FF8000;">As</span> <span style="color: #FF8000;">New</span> DownloadCompleteSafe<span style="color: #000000;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #804040;">AddressOf</span> DownloadComplete<span style="color: #000000;">&#41;</span>
&nbsp;
            <span style="color: #FF8000;">Me</span>.<span style="color: #0000FF;">Invoke</span><span style="color: #000000;">&#40;</span>cancelDelegate, <span style="color: #0600FF;">True</span><span style="color: #000000;">&#41;</span>
&nbsp;
            <span style="color: #0600FF;">Exit</span> <span style="color: #0600FF;">Sub</span>
&nbsp;
        <span style="color: #0600FF;">End</span> <span style="color: #0600FF;">If</span>
&nbsp;
        <span style="color: #0600FF;">Dim</span> completeDelegate <span style="color: #FF8000;">As</span> <span style="color: #FF8000;">New</span> DownloadCompleteSafe<span style="color: #000000;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #804040;">AddressOf</span> DownloadComplete<span style="color: #000000;">&#41;</span>
&nbsp;
        <span style="color: #FF8000;">Me</span>.<span style="color: #0000FF;">Invoke</span><span style="color: #000000;">&#40;</span>completeDelegate, <span style="color: #0600FF;">False</span><span style="color: #000000;">&#41;</span>
&nbsp;
    <span style="color: #0600FF;">End</span> <span style="color: #0600FF;">Sub</span></pre></td></tr></table></div>

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