Re: ActiveX and Socket Programming

Okay - now I'm wondering if maybe an FTP activeX control as a server would
help because I already have an FTP ActiveX for a client. Anyone have any
ideas on the best way to do file transfers with a socket?

Thanks,
Mike

"MikeA" <appell@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Has anyone used sockets with VFP? In particular, I have the mabry socket
control and I'm trying to understand how to send and receive files. I
know how to open the socket and use the methods and events to instant
message and send a small packet of data over the LAN or the internet but I
don't understand how to send a large file. I can't use FTP because I want
to send the data directly to an IP address on a LAN via the internet in my
application. It seems that the size of the buffer is around 8K by default
but I'm confused as to whether the host tells the client "I'm ready for
the next packet" or does the client just send the data to the host. Is
there some standard protocol for this and also how does the host know when
all the data is received since when opening a socket one can continue
endlessly sending data?

Thanks,
Mike




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