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[DW]

Ok I have been pulling my hair out over this one. So many way to do it but i cant figure out which will work the best.

So far i figure i can use something like vdsinet.dll to send the data of a file via the net and have the program rebuild it, but is this the best way?

Any suggestions on how i can send and recive files over the net?

[FreezingFire]

I don't have much knowledge about this particular subject, but shouldn't
you make a socket connection with the other computer and then just
transfer the file?

[DW]

that was my initial though actually, but the only solution i could seem to get to work theoretically was to send it via strings line by line.
maybe im looking at this wrong.

[Garrett]

I would use binfile if you're going to send line for line.

-Garrett

[Skit3000]

You can also use Prakash's vdshttpd dll, which sets up a webserver. That way you only have to send the IP address and the port number. It also is a much better way, because a normal socket connect can loose some packages...

[moke]

This might sound a little naive but, doesn't anybody use FTP anymore? I
use the VDSIPP.DLL to send via FTP and it works great, no packet loss,
no breaking down files line by line. It's very simple, of course, I can't
pick up an interrupted transmition (at least I haven't bothered to try
because the FTP has been so reliable). The only issue I run into on
occasion is a firewall blocking port 21.

moke

[Skit3000]

But you can't make a FTP server with VDS, can you?

[moke]

Good point Skit . I sometimes forget that my applications are used a bit
differently than most. My use of FTP is easy because although there are
thousands of companies using my software they all send files to the
same server.

But still, the server end is invisble to the user, in most cases. I don't care
what the FTP server is, there are enough low cost FTP servers out there
that I don't need to waste my efforts reproducing them. Since I need to
have the ability to lisence an unlimited number of clients that is where
my developement efforts are placed because that is where my cost
would be if I had buy something to integrate into my applications.

If you're developing a commercial application to sell a complete file
transmition solution to people running web servers you might take a
different approach or you could include one license of a third party FTP
server and mark up you product accordingly.

moke

[FreezingFire]

Don't forget you could also do something like a WHOIS server. The
VDSIPP03.DLL can do this. This only would work with text-based content
however it can be pretty reliable and a lot more secure in my opinion
than making a web server.