Is there a way to download files in a command prompt (or ".bat" file)?

Can I use internet explorer from a command prompt? If so, does anyone have
links to how to do that? (And how I could download a URL into a file using
IE from a command prompt)

Thanks!

I have never heard of a way to do that and can not imagine why you would
need to do so. Ftp is the way to download files from a ftp site at the
command prompt. --- Steve

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/h...doc/en/ftp.asp

"Robert Paris" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Is there a way to download files in a command prompt (or ".bat" file)?
>
> Can I use internet explorer from a command prompt? If so, does anyone have
> links to how to do that? (And how I could download a URL into a file using
> IE from a command prompt)
>
> Thanks!
>
>

This is pretty large, but installing Cygwin provides wget, which is a
command line utility which downloads any URL, either FTP or HTTP. Works
real good - too good even. You might be able to find a Win32 port of wget,
also, which would make it unnecessary to install Cygwin.
Larry
"Robert Paris" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Is there a way to download files in a command prompt (or ".bat" file)?
>
> Can I use internet explorer from a command prompt? If so, does anyone have
> links to how to do that? (And how I could download a URL into a file using
> IE from a command prompt)
>
> Thanks!
>
>