How can I copy files to a web folder using ASP+VBSCRIPT

[Julien]

Hello,

I have some files located in a file server and managed by a SQL database
from a web based interface using ASP + VBSCRIPT technology.
I need to automatically copy those files to a web folder.

I that possible?

Thanks.

[Slim]

"Julien" <Ju****@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:0A**********************************@microsof t.com...

Hello,

I have some files located in a file server and managed by a SQL database
from a web based interface using ASP + VBSCRIPT technology.
I need to automatically copy those files to a web folder.

I that possible?

that depends but where is the file server?

on the same network?
if not you may need user actions on the client

Thanks.

[Julien]

Hi,
Thanks for answering :)
On one side I have a web server that stores files and hosts the SQL database.
On the other a web server (Sharepoint site) to which I want to send files
(.doc, .xls, ...).
Those two servers are on the same enterprise network. But the Sharepoint
site can only be accessed via https.
How can I do ?
This action can be done manually using "drag and drop" into a mapped web
folder (network location in Windows Explorer). So I imagined it could be done
automatically using a script.
Thks

[Slim]

why not just use
Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")

and use the \\networkaddress ?
the above would be much easer and is easy to find help on hw to use it

if you want some code that will upload

use this form in page1.asp
***
<form enctype="multipart/form-data" action="page2.asp" method="post"
name="main" LANGUAGE=javascript onsubmit="return main_onsubmit()">
<input name="attach1" type="file" size="50">
<input name="submit" type="submit" value="Upload">
</form>

***
this code in page2.asp
***

dim path:path = "C:\fatfluid\uploadedimages"
dim path2:path2 = "C:\fatfluid\recordingImages"

Set up = new aspUpload
up.Save(path)
Set upFile = new UploadedFile

Class aspUpload
Public UploadedFiles
Public FormElements

Private VarArrayBinRequest
Private StreamRequest
Private uploadedYet

Private Sub Class_Initialize()
Set UploadedFiles = Server.CreateObject("Scripting.Dictionary")
Set FormElements = Server.CreateObject("Scripting.Dictionary")
Set StreamRequest = Server.CreateObject("ADODB.Stream")
StreamRequest.Type = 1 'adTypeBinary
StreamRequest.Open
uploadedYet = false
End Sub

Private Sub Class_Terminate()
If IsObject(UploadedFiles) Then
UploadedFiles.RemoveAll()
Set UploadedFiles = Nothing
End If
If IsObject(FormElements) Then
FormElements.RemoveAll()
Set FormElements = Nothing
End If
StreamRequest.Close
Set StreamRequest = Nothing
End Sub

Public Property Get Form(sIndex)
Form = ""
If FormElements.Exists(LCase(sIndex)) Then Form =
FormElements.Item(LCase(sIndex))
End Property

Public Property Get Files()
Files = UploadedFiles.Items
End Property

'Calls Upload to extract the data from the binary request and then saves
the uploaded files
Public Sub Save(path)
Dim streamFile, fileItem

if Right(path, 1) <> "\" then path = path & "\"

if not uploadedYet then Upload

For Each fileItem In UploadedFiles.Items
Set streamFile = Server.CreateObject("ADODB.Stream")
streamFile.Type = 1
streamFile.Open
StreamRequest.Position=fileItem.Start
StreamRequest.CopyTo streamFile, fileItem.Length
streamFile.SaveToFile path & fileItem.FileName, 2
streamFile.close
Set streamFile = Nothing
fileItem.Path = path & fileItem.FileName
Next
End Sub

Public Function SaveBinRequest(path) ' For debugging purposes
StreamRequest.SaveToFile path & "\debugStream.bin", 2
End Function

Public Sub DumpData() 'only works if files are plain text
Dim i, aKeys, f
'response.write "Form Items:<br>"
aKeys = FormElements.Keys
For i = 0 To FormElements.Count -1 ' Iterate the array
'response.write aKeys(i) & " = " & FormElements.Item(aKeys(i)) & "<BR>"
Next
'response.write "Uploaded Files:<br>"
For Each f In UploadedFiles.Items
'response.write "Name: " & f.FileName & "<br>"
'response.write "Type: " & f.ContentType & "<br>"
'response.write "Start: " & f.Start & "<br>"
'response.write "Size: " & f.Length & "<br>"
Next
End Sub

Private Sub Upload()
Dim nCurPos, nDataBoundPos, nLastSepPos
Dim nPosFile, nPosBound
Dim sFieldName, osPathSep, auxStr

'RFC1867 Tokens
Dim vDataSep
Dim tNewLine, tDoubleQuotes, tTerm, tFilename, tName, tContentDisp,
tContentType
tNewLine = Byte2String(Chr(13))
tDoubleQuotes = Byte2String(Chr(34))
tTerm = Byte2String("--")
tFilename = Byte2String("filename=""")
tName = Byte2String("name=""")
tContentDisp = Byte2String("Content-Disposition")
tContentType = Byte2String("Content-Type:")

uploadedYet = true

on error resume next
VarArrayBinRequest = Request.BinaryRead(Request.TotalBytes)
if Err.Number <> 0 then
response.write "<br><br><B>System reported this error:</B><p>"
response.write Err.Description & "<p>"
response.write "The most likely cause for this error is the incorrect
setup of AspMaxRequestEntityAllowed in IIS MetaBase. Please see instructions
in the <A
HREF='http://www.freeaspupload.net/freeaspupload/requirements.asp'>requirements
page of freeaspupload.net</A>.<p>"
Exit Sub
end if
on error goto 0 'reset error handling

nCurPos = FindToken(tNewLine,1) 'Note: nCurPos is 1-based (and so is
InstrB, MidB, etc)

If nCurPos <= 1 Then Exit Sub

'vDataSep is a separator like -----------------------------21763138716045
vDataSep = MidB(VarArrayBinRequest, 1, nCurPos-1)

'Start of current separator
nDataBoundPos = 1

'Beginning of last line
nLastSepPos = FindToken(vDataSep & tTerm, 1)

Do Until nDataBoundPos = nLastSepPos

nCurPos = SkipToken(tContentDisp, nDataBoundPos)
nCurPos = SkipToken(tName, nCurPos)
sFieldName = ExtractField(tDoubleQuotes, nCurPos)

nPosFile = FindToken(tFilename, nCurPos)
nPosBound = FindToken(vDataSep, nCurPos)

If nPosFile <> 0 And nPosFile < nPosBound Then
Dim oUploadFile
Set oUploadFile = New UploadedFile

nCurPos = SkipToken(tFilename, nCurPos)
auxStr = ExtractField(tDoubleQuotes, nCurPos)
' We are interested only in the name of the file, not the
whole path
' Path separator is \ in windows, / in UNIX
' While IE seems to put the whole pathname in the stream,
Mozilla seem to
' only put the actual file name, so UNIX paths may be rare.
But not impossible.
osPathSep = "\"
if InStr(auxStr, osPathSep) = 0 then osPathSep = "/"
oUploadFile.FileName = Right(auxStr, Len(auxStr)-InStrRev(auxStr,
osPathSep))

if (Len(oUploadFile.FileName) > 0) then 'File field not left empty
nCurPos = SkipToken(tContentType, nCurPos)

auxStr = ExtractField(tNewLine, nCurPos)
' NN on UNIX puts things like this in the streaa:
' ?? python py type=?? python application/x-python
oUploadFile.ContentType = Right(auxStr, Len(auxStr)-InStrRev(auxStr, "
"))
nCurPos = FindToken(tNewLine, nCurPos) + 4 'skip empty line

oUploadFile.Start = nCurPos-1
oUploadFile.Length = FindToken(vDataSep, nCurPos) - 2 - nCurPos

If oUploadFile.Length > 0 Then UploadedFiles.Add LCase(sFieldName),
oUploadFile
End If
Else
Dim nEndOfData
nCurPos = FindToken(tNewLine, nCurPos) + 4 'skip empty line
nEndOfData = FindToken(vDataSep, nCurPos) - 2
If Not FormElements.Exists(LCase(sFieldName)) Then FormElements.Add
LCase(sFieldName), String2Byte(MidB(VarArrayBinRequest, nCurPos,
nEndOfData-nCurPos))
End If

'Advance to next separator
nDataBoundPos = FindToken(vDataSep, nCurPos)
Loop
StreamRequest.Write(VarArrayBinRequest)
End Sub

Private Function SkipToken(sToken, nStart)
SkipToken = InstrB(nStart, VarArrayBinRequest, sToken)
If SkipToken = 0 then
'response.write "Error in parsing uploaded binary request."
Response.End
end if
SkipToken = SkipToken + LenB(sToken)
End Function

Private Function FindToken(sToken, nStart)
FindToken = InstrB(nStart, VarArrayBinRequest, sToken)
End Function

Private Function ExtractField(sToken, nStart)
Dim nEnd
nEnd = InstrB(nStart, VarArrayBinRequest, sToken)
If nEnd = 0 then
'response.write "Error in parsing uploaded binary request."
Response.End
end if
ExtractField = String2Byte(MidB(VarArrayBinRequest, nStart, nEnd-nStart))
End Function

'String to byte string conversion
Private Function Byte2String(sString)
Dim i
For i = 1 to Len(sString)
Byte2String = Byte2String & ChrB(AscB(Mid(sString,i,1)))
Next
End Function

'Byte string to string conversion
Private Function String2Byte(bsString)
Dim i
String2Byte =""
For i = 1 to LenB(bsString)
String2Byte = String2Byte & Chr(AscB(MidB(bsString,i,1)))
Next
End Function
End Class

Class UploadedFile
Public ContentType
Public Start
Public Length
Public Path
Private nameOfFile

' Need to remove characters that are valid in UNIX, but not in Windows
Public Property Let FileName(fN)
nameOfFile = fN
nameOfFile = SubstNoReg(nameOfFile, "\", "_")
nameOfFile = SubstNoReg(nameOfFile, "/", "_")
nameOfFile = SubstNoReg(nameOfFile, ":", "_")
nameOfFile = SubstNoReg(nameOfFile, "*", "_")
nameOfFile = SubstNoReg(nameOfFile, "?", "_")
nameOfFile = SubstNoReg(nameOfFile, """", "_")
nameOfFile = SubstNoReg(nameOfFile, "<", "_")
nameOfFile = SubstNoReg(nameOfFile, ">", "_")
nameOfFile = SubstNoReg(nameOfFile, "|", "_")
End Property

Public Property Get FileName()
FileName = nameOfFile
End Property

'Public Property Get FileN()ame
End Class
' Does not depend on RegEx, which is not available on older VBScript
' Is not recursive, which means it will not run out of stack space
Function SubstNoReg(initialStr, oldStr, newStr)
Dim currentPos, oldStrPos, skip
If IsNull(initialStr) Or Len(initialStr) = 0 Then
SubstNoReg = ""
ElseIf IsNull(oldStr) Or Len(oldStr) = 0 Then
SubstNoReg = initialStr
Else
If IsNull(newStr) Then newStr = ""
currentPos = 1
oldStrPos = 0
SubstNoReg = ""
skip = Len(oldStr)
Do While currentPos <= Len(initialStr)
oldStrPos = InStr(currentPos, initialStr, oldStr)
If oldStrPos = 0 Then
SubstNoReg = SubstNoReg & Mid(initialStr, currentPos,
Len(initialStr) - currentPos + 1)
currentPos = Len(initialStr) + 1
Else
SubstNoReg = SubstNoReg & Mid(initialStr, currentPos,
oldStrPos - currentPos) & newStr
currentPos = oldStrPos + skip
End If
Loop
End If
End Function


"Julien" <Ju****@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:E1**********************************@microsof t.com...

Hi,
Thanks for answering :)
On one side I have a web server that stores files and hosts the SQL
database.
On the other a web server (Sharepoint site) to which I want to send files
(.doc, .xls, ...).
Those two servers are on the same enterprise network. But the Sharepoint
site can only be accessed via https.
How can I do ?
This action can be done manually using "drag and drop" into a mapped web
folder (network location in Windows Explorer). So I imagined it could be
done
automatically using a script.
Thks

[Julien]

I do not have the network path. There is probably not shares on it nether.
The only way for me to access this resource seems to be the URL.

I'm using ASPSmartUpload to upload my documentation on the file server.

[Slim]

"Julien" <Ju****@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:76**********************************@microsof t.com...

I do not have the network path. There is probably not shares on it nether.
The only way for me to access this resource seems to be the URL.

I'm using ASPSmartUpload to upload my documentation on the file server.

the code I posted handles large, I find most components don't.

I can see your problem clearer now,

I have a suggestion, not sure how practical it is

you could get a script to select the files one by one using
Scripting.FileSystemObject

you could then use

Set objExplorer = WScript.CreateObject ("InternetExplorer.Application")

and sent them by form to a upload page one by one. you could fire the page
via scheduled tasks

you can run this page invisibly

[Julien]

> you could then use

Set objExplorer = WScript.CreateObject ("InternetExplorer.Application")

and sent them by form to a upload page one by one. you could fire the page
via scheduled tasks

This is a good start. I'll try this.

Thanks