To download a file using Python you can use the snippet below.
import urllib.request
import shutil
# file_name = target file name
with urllib.request.urlopen(url) as response, open(file_name, 'wb') as out_file:
shutil.copyfileobj(response, out_file)
To open a Website in the default Browser in C# and VB.NET you can use the snippet below.
System.Diagnostics.Process.Start("http://codesnippets.fesslersoft.de/");
System.Diagnostics.Process.Start("http://codesnippets.fesslersoft.de/")
To ping in Java you can use the following snippet.
public static void pingUrl(String url, Integer timeOut)
{
url = url.replace("http://", "");
try {
InetAddress address = InetAddress.getByName(url);
System.out.println("Hostname: " + address.getHostName());
System.out.println("IP-Address: " + address.getHostAddress());
System.out.println("Reachable in " + ((double)timeOut / (double)1000) + " Seconds: " + address.isReachable(timeOut));
}
catch (UnknownHostException e) {
System.err.println("Unable to lookup " + url + "; error: " + e);
}
catch (IOException e) {
System.err.println("Unable to reach " + url);
}
}
To download a file in Powershell you can use the following snippet.
(New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadFile('http://download.tuxfamily.org/notepadplus/6.6.6/npp.6.6.6.Installer.exe', 'C:\Users\MF\Codesnippets\Desktop\Download\npp.6.6.6.Installer.exe')
To check if internet is avaiable in C# and VB.NET you can use the following snippet.
private static bool IsInternetAvaiable(string url)
{
try
{
using (var client = new WebClient())
using (var stream = client.OpenRead(url))
{
return true;
}
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
//catch and handle the exception your way
return false;
}
}
Private Shared Function IsInternetAvaiable(ByVal url As String) As Boolean Try Dim client As var = New WebClient Dim stream As var = client.OpenRead(url) Return true Catch ex As Exception 'catch and handle the exception your way Return false End Try End Function