Is there a standard (i.e., included with normal windows 98/nt/2k and ie4/5) ActiveX control that will automatically download a url, without user interaction? I know that there are API functions (UrlDownloadFile, WinInet) to do this, but I need to do this with ActiveX. Can I use the Internet Explorer object to do this? Is there a simpler way?

I am also looking for a standard control that can do a search for a file on the local hard drive, and write to a binary file. The standard FileSystemObject can do neither.

Thanks in advance,

Franklin DeMatto
Senior Security Analyst, qDefense Penetration Testing
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