The library allows you to download pages through http/https protocol. You need Ultimate++ Ide and Windows. It consists of one header file only. The original source depended on atl.
Usage:
#include "winhttpclient.h"
WinHttpClient client("https://www.httpssite.com");
client.SetRequireValidSslCertificates(false);
client.SendHttpRequest();
WString httpResponseHeader = client.GetResponseHeader();
String httpResponseContent = client.GetResponseContent().ToString();
LOG(httpResponseContent);
Also, see tttp://www.codeproject.com/Articles/66625/A-Fully-Featured-Windows-HTTP-Wrapper-in-C