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Click here to copy the following block Private Declare Function DoFileDownload Lib "shdocvw.dll" (ByVal lpszFile As _   String) As Long ' download a file from Internet and open the IE dialogs that allow the user ' to choose where to save the file and to see the progress status ' Example: '  DownloadFile "http://www.vb2themax.com/images/logomini.gif" Public Sub DownloadFile(ByVal URL As String)   DoFileDownload StrConv(URL, vbUnicode) End Sub

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