As with the FTP protocol, we can use either the Execute() method or the OpenURL() method with the HTTP protocol. Using the Execute() method, we can use the HTTP GET, HEAD (get header), POST, and PUT commands. These commands appear in Table 3.3. You can also use the secure Web protocol, HTTPS, with the Internet Transfer control; just use that prefix instead of http in the URL of the document you want to establish a secure link to: "https://www.microsoft.com." In this way, you can open a secure Web session (if the user's Web browser supports secure sessions).
Table 3.3 HTTP Commands of the Internet Transfer Control's Execute Method
| Command | Does This |
| GET | Gets the file named in URL (e.g., Execute "http://www.server.com/index.htm", "GET"). |
| HEAD | Gets headers of file given in URL property (e.g., Execute , "HEAD"). |
| POST | Provides additional data to support request to host (e.g., Execute , "POST", strFormData). |
| PUT | Replaces data at URL (e.g., Execute , "PUT", "new.htm"). |