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26/06/2001 20:47:02
 
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Forum:
Visual Basic
Category:
Internet applications
Title:
Miscellaneous
Thread ID:
00522252
Message ID:
00523937
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9
>Hi All!!
>
>Is the WinSock control also capable of sending "file" data, as to what its examples show, it can send and receive "string" data. I was wondering if I could develop something like a simple file transfer program in VB and any suggestions as to how i go about it would be greatly appreciated!

Everything that you send on the wire must be "string". In order to send a binary file, you have to convert it first to something that can be sent.

You can implement your own protocol or use and existing one by using Winsock. You can also use the Internet Transfer Control. it implements the HTTP and FTP protocols.
Guy Barrette, MCSD
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