"Read" a URL?

[Scott Rossi]

On 2/29/04 10:08 PM, "Jeanne A. E. DeVoto" <revolution at jaedworks.com> wrote:

>> Is it possible to *read* a Web based file, as opposed to *put*-ting the url
>> into a container?
>> 
>> I'm wondering if it's possible to read the last line of a text file stored
>> on the Web, instead of downloading the whole 2MB file into a variable.  So
> 
> It's not possible to use the read command on a URL, as far as I know.
> (If you're talking to a server via HTTP, I believe the protocol
> requires you to download the entire file to get access to any of it.)

Actually I'm using the FTP protocol (I'm passing login info on the URL
string) -- does the same limitation apply?

Regards,

Scott Rossi
Creative Director
Tactile Media, Development & Design
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