I need to UpLoad File/Folder from one Computer to another without using basic File Sharing how can this be done using WCF...
I have found Examples... like this but in this the File Transfer is between a Server and a Client....
In my Case any computer can be a server and others can be Client i.e the application can be invoked from any computer to transfer files between others... Can this be done... using Remoting/WCF...
I think WCF Peer-to-Peer is what you're looking for.
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I want to upload files to server by giving file list in text file like
c:\file1.ext
c:\file2.ext
is this possible without using UploadFile control or form method in asp.net c# ?
Only if the server and client are on the same LAN or VPN, you can think of using this:
String source = #"c:\file1.ext";
String desctrination = #"\\SERVER\TRANSFERDATA\file1.ext";
File.Move(source, desctrination);
or
File.Copy(source, desctrination);
It's impossible to grab files from client's machine without using fileupload controls.
Http protocol doesn't allow to do that.
You could have file transfer on client's machine and it could send you those files, or you could have web service for uploading files, but you can't directly grab files from client's machine
If you want a quick and easy answer no, but there is no such thing as impossible!! you can do one of those options:
Creating WCF service and let client install it in his PC.
Using ActiveX.
in video link Below you can see that ASP.net application accessing point of sale device that plug to client PC, now if that application can access device, you can access the C drive..
Connect to POS device throw asp.net
I working on a windows forms project, visual studio 2010, c#
I want to send some files to computers in our network but they don't have a "listener" as in client/server solution but i do have username/password. Is there any way to send files knowing this information? And as i said, i do not want to build a client / server solution.
Cant i use "Impersonate" somehow?
If you know the username password and your client is within the same domain, you might be able to use UNC with authentication (with $) and send the files to client PC. Something like: \\clientPC\c$. Once authenticated, you can just use File IO, e.g. File.Copy(..."\\clientPC\c$\yourfile.txt") to send file.
You can use the class posted here for UNC authentication.
Is this in the same domain as your machine? If so, do you have the ability to create a share? If you can, you may be able to just setup a share and transfer the files as you would locally. If this is possible there is no point in creating a verbose application for a trivial need.
I built similar for a company I used to work for, the "client" exposed a share and me; the "server" simply used File.Move() to transfer files.
Yes you can use impersonate,
Read this article
, Maybe it will helpful.
Often times a program requires a file that happens to be on a network location. Take for instance Outlook. If I where to place an outlooks database (.pst file) in a network location then windows will make that "transparent" to the user and outlook will still be able to work. Another example could be quickbooks and many more. (as long as you have permissions to write and read)
For this example let's use Microsoft Word. If I would want to open a file in some other computer in the network I would be able to navigate to it as:
and open the file that I want because we are on the same network.
Now my question is how will I be able to simulate that? I want to have a virtual directory on the internet where I can place lets say my .pst file and then select it from windows explorer as:
(this example obviously does not work)
Will it be possible to do that? I believe windows uses a tcp connection with the host computer and then the host responds with he files that it shares. I will like to implement a program that does that so that I could avoid having to create a vpn. Also it will be nice if I could have my pst (outlook database file) on the internet so that all my computers open the same outlook database.
Note my purpose of this question is to open an outlook database file on a network location. I will like to be able to select a file on the internet from windows open file dialog. Also in todays world everything pretty much exists. I will like to create it lol
Windows provides a network redirector for CIFS (Common Internet File System, formerly SMB Server Message Block) resources. Writing a CIFS server is the easiest approach.
But you can also use one of the other existing redirectors, such as NFS, WebDAV, or Netware. And it's also possible to write new redirectors (though that requires kernel mode code, there are some development kits that provide the kernel code for you, similar to a Linux FUSE filesystem).
If you want to avoid writing code, WebDAV over HTTPS will provide you secure access (no need for a VPN layer) and software already exists.
It depends on how the server on the internet is set up to make its files available. Most often tcpip is not the protocol used for this - it is FTP, SFTP, HTTP or something similar. I believe Windows Explorer uses RPC calls over a local network to accomplish this. I don't think you will be able to use the Open File Dialog, you will have to write something similar that works over the protocol you need to use.
I have a program in C# which i can move and copy files and directories by compress or by not compress between two path in a computer, but i want to do this between two computer. I want to use as target path of other computer's driver. How can i do this?
Thanks for your helps,
Theres a couple of ways you could do this,
Setup a FTP Server on the other side using a FTP component
Directly connect to the other machine using a UNC Path
Use a SCP style system if the machine is a unix box
Setup a file transfer protocol of your own (ie send a bytestream over the network).
I would strongly recommend using a pre-existing protocol though, such as FTP, that way you can re-use libraries and it promotes inter-op with other programs.
How do I map an ftp share folder to a local drive using C#? Is there any class library available for this?
I need to achieve the same functionality as NetDrive(http://www.netdrive.net/) offers using FTP ?
Maybe you can leverage someone else's work and get a headstart. The makers of NetDrive for instance offer an SDK - not sure what that requires / costs, however. But it might be worth an inquiry, no?
And maybe, if you combine this approach to define a remote FTP site as a Windows network share, and then use this code in C# to mount a network share as a drive, you might get your job done :-)
It's a very tall order - if you actually want a local drive, e.g. X:\, to access an FTP site, you'd surely need to write a driver. Not an easy task.
If you want it to simply appear in Windows Explorer somewhere - you can use the shell extension as Marco's answer suggests. But don't expect to be able to treat it like a regular drive.
To create a virtual drive or a folder on existing drive and expose remote FTP server contents that way you need a filesystem driver. Or use can use our Callback File System (CBFS) product which lets you write the code in user-mode and includes a pre-created filesystem driver. CBFS includes a sample, SFTPDisk, that does exactly what you need, but with SFTP protocol (SFTP is not FTP but SSH File Transfer Protocol).
Note, that in FTP there's no function to upload a block to the middle of the existing file. This makes some file write operations trickier than with SFTP or local filesystem - you may need to cache the whole file and upload it asynchronously when it's closed by the client.
There's a project in C# to use an FTP folder as virtual drive -> http://amalgam.codeplex.com/ (it uses dokan).
There's a freeware program that does the same thing -> http://www.ferrobackup.com/ftpuse/