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Language Reference > Web Functions

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Web Functions

These statements operate on a variable of type WEB

wopen - Opens an HTTP session to a URL

wreadline - Reads a single line from an open site

wreadbytes - Reads N bytes from an open site

wclose - Closes an open site connection

webdlfile - Downloads a file from a URL using BINARY transfer mode

wpost - Uses HTTP POST to send data to a webserver

wput - Uses HTTP PUT to perform a one-shot upload of data to a webserver

wsetcookie - Sets a cookie

wgetcookie - Retrieves the data stored in a cookie