This simple function will enable you to download any file from any url, without ftp.

'from$' is the full url, and 'to$' is the full download path (including the filename and extension) you want to save it as on your harddrive. The function returns a value of 0 if it succeeded, 1 if it failed.

You could also precompile it as a separate executable, running in hidden mode (set from the project settings in the ide), and execute it from your main application so that it runs in the background without affecting your main app.