Sending file with winsock

[Taylor Wass]

Hi, I am making a LAN messaging program and I want to add file transfer. I know how to send text with winsock. But I was just wondering how do you actually open the file you want and send it. And how does the client go about receiving the file????

Thanks.

[albertw]

Hi, I am making a LAN messaging program and I want to add file transfer. I know how to send text with winsock. But I was just wondering how do you actually open the file you want and send it. And how does the client go about receiving the file????

Thanks.

hi

use a protocol (UDP is easiest)
and something like...


With udpIN
.RemoteHost = vbNullString ' set SERVER to listen
.RemotePort = 1003 'Port to connect to.
.Bind 1004 'Bind to the local port.
End With

With udpOUT
.RemoteHost = remotecomputername ' CLIENT - talk
.RemotePort = 1004 ' Port to connect to.
.Bind 1003 ' Bind to the local port.
End With

udpOUT.SendData filename


(not tested this yet, know with text it works)

[Taylor Wass]

hi

use a protocol (UDP is easiest)
and something like...


With udpIN
.RemoteHost = vbNullString ' set SERVER to listen
.RemotePort = 1003 'Port to connect to.
.Bind 1004 'Bind to the local port.
End With

With udpOUT
.RemoteHost = remotecomputername ' CLIENT - talk
.RemotePort = 1004 ' Port to connect to.
.Bind 1003 ' Bind to the local port.
End With

udpOUT.SendData filename


(not tested this yet, know with text it works)

Hi, I thought you had to add some stuff about changing it to binary?

[albertw]

Hi, I thought you had to add some stuff about changing it to binary?

hi

suppose your need to use TCP instead

[Taylor Wass]

hi

suppose your need to use TCP instead

Yeah because the packets arrive in the correct order