File on remote machine

[ekbranson]

Hello, I was curious if anyone might be able to help me out. I would like to able to store files on a remote computer. I would like user to be able to download and upload these files with out mapping the drive to there machines. This will all be done through a web interface, with the server running IIS. I was trying to use the FileSystemObject with no success. Any Ideas?

 

[PHV]

And what about ftp ? IIS server can provide ftp service.

Hope This Help
PH.

 

[markdmac]

The problem you are experienceing is due to the fact that the FileSystemObject does not support UNC paths. So if you are not mapping a drive you are going to experience some trouble.

 

[dilettante]

Well contrary to persistent rumors UNC paths work just fine with the FSO. I have to wonder where these things start.

For example, if I create a file

C:\removeme\test.txt

on a machine named

red12

and run the following script with admin rights to

red12

it returns True just as expected:

fsotest.wsf

<job>
 <object id=&quot;objFSO&quot; progid=&quot;Scripting.FileSystemObject&quot;/>
 <script language=&quot;VBScript&quot;>
   MsgBox CStr(objFSO.FileExists(&quot;\\red12\C$\removeme\test.txt&quot;))
 </script>
</job>

That example uses the administrative share

C$

but regular shares work fine too.


If you are using IIS, one option may be Web Folders. Here are some links on the subject:

http://www.microsoft.com/windows200...dows2000/en/server/help/webfoldr_overview.htm

http://www.microsoft.com/office/previous/2000/weblife/webfolder.asp

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/tr...oddocs/using_webfolders_for_file_transfer.asp

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;195851

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=287402

I don't think that the FSO will work with Web Folders, and I don't know how they can be opened for reading or writing directly but I imagine there is a way because Office products can save to them. Maybe Office programs copy to/from a temporary location and just do the writes/reads there?

You should be able to "upload/download" (copy) files though. You may want to look into the Windows Shell object (progid="Shell.Application&quot for this.

 

[ekbranson]

Thanks alot, I will will review the sites. No program will be used to read/write these files through the web interface. It is more a signout/signin of files. The application that will run the file will be on the users machines. Again, thanks alot.

 

[markdmac]

If you are running Windows 2003 you might want to check out Windows Sharepoint Services which is a free download and install off of the Microsoft web site. It has a document library feature that has full check in/check out capabilities.