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Get

Downloads the contents of the given URL.

Note:

The Get function only runs if a form is certified. Adobe Acrobat® and Adobe Reader® cannot verify that the form is certified until after the initialize event initiates. To use the Get function on certified forms prior to the form rendering, use the docReady event.

Syntax

Get(s)

Parameters

 

Parameter	Description
s	The URL to download. If the function is unable to download the URL, it returns an error.

Examples

The following expressions are examples of using the Get function.

 

Expression	Returns
Get(“http://www.myweb.com/data/mydata.xml”)	XML data taken from the specified file.
Get(“ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/GPL”)	The contents of the GNU Public License.
Get(“http://intranet?sql=SELECT+*+FROM+ projects+FOR+XML+AUTO,+ELEMENTS”)	The results of an SQL query to the specified website.

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