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FTP uploading

uploading remote files

         

RainMaker

5:35 pm on Jul 3, 2003 (gmt 0)

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I have quite a dilemma and I am unsure that it is even possible. I have a web site that resides on a server. When I goto that site I can specify files on my computer (which are remote to the site) that I want to upload to that server just fine using the server.mappath function. All is fine with that process. I also have files that reside on my computer that need to be FTP'd to a different server. (file server). Well my question is even though the files exist on my computer (remote to the website) is there a way to be able to FTP from my computer directly to the file server and totally skip the webserver? I think this is the anwser and please someone correct me if I am wrong. I think that since the FTP client is on the webserver there is no way to be able to establish a connection between my computer and the file server. So I am gonna have to upload from my computer to the web server and then upload from that server to the file server. I am trying to get around that second hop, but if anyone has any documentation,thoughts or ideas I would love to hear them. Thanks again!

RainMaker

6:45 pm on Jul 7, 2003 (gmt 0)

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Does anyone have any ideas?

RossWal

6:54 pm on Jul 7, 2003 (gmt 0)

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Must it be FTP? Microsoft has an activeX control that allows you to HTTP Post from the client to a remote web server (not neccessarily the one your site is on). They may also provide an FTP Active X control. Of course this would be an IE only solution.

HTH

RainMaker

8:36 pm on Jul 7, 2003 (gmt 0)

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I am fairly sure that it has to be FTP because it's an asset driven storage base with some "high sercurity". If you are familiar with WAMNET! then you know what I mean. How it works is, if you can't do it with FTP then you have to do it with a soap interface or one of their applications. Plus I need Cross platform capability, this is the main reason why I did asp.NET anyways. I hope this helps you, thanks for everything!