Re: Send and recive files

From: Curt_C [MVP] (software_AT_darkfalz.com)
Date: 02/13/04 

Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2004 08:50:42 -0600

One step at a time
First off, here is file uploading http://www.darkfalz.com/1043
Get that piece up and running first, then move on to the next. 

-- 
Curt Christianson
Owner/Lead Developer, DF-Software
www.Darkfalz.com
"Mrc" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:588D34FD-85BA-4BD4-ADEF-D12A2B2CFC5B@microsoft.com...
> 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...
>
>      -- 
>      Roland Hall
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