Hi,

I want to send XML files out to the webserver within my VB .NET application. The only way I can think of doing it is running FTP within my application so all the user has to do is press a button and not have to worry about using FTP commands and passwords.

How do I go about this in VB .NET?

Please show some of the basic lines of code.

Regards

Kerry O'Carroll

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Kerry O\'Carroll

I wouldn't use FTP like that. All you need to do is have a url that starts ftp:// and the browser (or their FTP program) will pick it up and download the file. You will need to enable anonymous access if you don't want them to have to type a password.

You could also have them save the file though http:// protocal.


Hal Levy
I am here to help you, not do it for you.

Hi Hal,

I have looked at http and I am still a bit confused. What I basically want is to have under program control the facility to transfer files (eg XML and .JPEG) from my desktop out to the webserver. The way I do it manully is to use FTP or FrontPage, however this is not satisfactory if I want to automate it for users.

Any suggestions welcomed.

I am new to VB .NET so the question to you may sound very basic.

On another note, I have done FTP under program control over the years.

Regards


Kerry O'Carroll

Does anyone use google anymore?

Search on "upload with ASP.NET" you will find many answers.



Hal Levy
I am here to help you, not do it for you.

You could write a web service that is hosted at the web server that will accept a binary stream of a file to save. If you are sacing XML, then you would only need to accept a text string. Then you consume the web service in your VB.NET windows application and use it to "send" a file to the webserver.

Hi Peter,

Thanks for your direction with my problem. I have just read up about web services and have written one as a test.

Can you please confirm that I can run a web service from my Windows Desktop application as this is the point where I need to export my XML and .JPEG files to the Internet.

Regards

Kerry O'Carroll

You don't run the web service from the desktop application, you consume (or call) it.

The web service runs on the web server where you want the files to be received in the same way that you run the FTP server. Once the web service is set up you can make a web reference to it from your client application. This calls the web service over HTTP to upload the file(s).

Peter,

Thanks for your help. I now understand the processes to follow.

Regards


Kerry O'Carroll