Re: Send and recive files

From: Mrc (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 02/13/04 

Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2004 06:01:06 -0800

I would like to use only standard component just present on IIS. I can use FSO if necessary.
I've created a submit form where the user can select a file to upload.
When the user press the button for submit the selected file, how my asp page can read this file? This file are first saved on a temp dir by a server?
After my asp page have readed this file, I have to send a response file (binary) to the client. I don't want to use a link (<a href=...>) because this file must not be accessible by other user.
How can i send file to the client? I have to specify mime type on header?
I have to read a Chunk of file with FSO and send this Chunk to a client? How can I send this Chunk?

     ----- Roland Hall wrote: -----
     
     "Mrc" wrote:
     : Note: This is my first ASP page :-)
     : I would use Vbs script on .asp page and IIS (not asp.NET)
     : I need to send and recive files.
     :
     : - Anyone have examples?
     : - When I have to send file from server to client, I need to read a pice of
     file and send it to client? Exist any IIS function that accept file name and
     path and send it to client?
     
     Hi Mrc...
     
     Can you clarify 'send and receive files'? Normally the server provides HTML
     and client-side script to the client, after ASP script has been processed.
     The browser parses and renders the results of the code received. If the
     user needs a file, then it can be as simple as a link: <a
     href="somefile.ext">somefile.ext</a>. The user can right-click on the link
     and choose Save Target As... and then browse to a specific path on their
     drive to store the file.
     
     If the client needs to upload files to the server, then several things are
     required.
     
     1. The server needs an ASP component or you can use pure ASP code if a
     component is not available (installed on the server).
     2. A form with an <input type=file...> tag will allow the user to browse
     their local drive and select a file to be upload. Then they submit the form
     calling for the ASP script with the ActiveX component or the pure ASP
     upload.
     3. The upload directory will have to have appropriate rights assigned to the
     anonymous user (the account the user uses) so the file can be written to the
     server.
     4. Generally after that you will want to use FSO (FileSystemObject) to move
     the file a directory (folder) where it can be made available for others ( if
     this part needs to be automated). Otherwise the site Admin could use
     numerous ways to manage the files, i.e. web site control panel, IDE
     interface like Visual Studio, custom ASP interface, etc.
     
     You can download an archive of two ASP scripts that will test for ASP
     components installed on a web server and to test for server-side email
     components.
     
     http://www.pensaworks.com/prg_com.asp
     
     Here is a link if you want to use pure ASP for your upload process.
     http://www.asp101.com/articles/jacob/scriptupload.asp
     
     Here is a script using FSO to move a file from one directory to another on
     the server.
     http://www.devguru.com/Technologies/vbscript/quickref/filesystemobject_movefile.html
     
     HTH...
     
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