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VB.Net swapping files between machines
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I need to send a file from a server to a client machine, have the client act on the contents of the file and send a result back to the server as another file.
I looked at named pipes but this seemed overly complicated for such a simple task.
I also looked at sockets but this seemed to require that the client was also a socket server to swap files in both directions.
Anyone got an idea for the simplest way to do this and an example?
Many thanks in advance
I need to send a file from a server to a client machine, have the client act on the contents of the file and send a result back to the server as another file.
I looked at named pipes but this seemed overly complicated for such a simple task.
I also looked at sockets but this seemed to require that the client was also a socket server to swap files in both directions.
Anyone got an idea for the simplest way to do this and an example?
Many thanks in advance
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Hi
Thanks for the reply
The client would have to carry out instructions based on the file content. Create a response file and then send that response file back.
To be honest it wouldn't even have to be a file, just a string of instructions. I just thought a file might ne easier
The client would be on the same network but not necessarily on the same subnet.
Thanks again
Thanks for the reply
The client would have to carry out instructions based on the file content. Create a response file and then send that response file back.
To be honest it wouldn't even have to be a file, just a string of instructions. I just thought a file might ne easier
The client would be on the same network but not necessarily on the same subnet.
Thanks again
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This requires IIS to be on the server machine and coding a WCF service.Errr, not really. One could use Katana and its components.
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Thanks all for the responses
I was rather hoping for something closer to the sockets solution as if would be less effort than setting up IIS?
I was rather hoping for something closer to the sockets solution as if would be less effort than setting up IIS?
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Are the machines on the same network? Or would the client have to "download" the file, or something of that nature?