Automated Data Transfer / FTP

[RDalzell]

Hello Roger and All,

I am looking to have individual laptop citation data automatically transferred via FTP?

The data resides in squad cars and when they are within range of our WiFi, have the data transferred without user intervention to the local server (currently using NetMotion to manage wireless connectivity). The server would have a service which once the transfer has completed would append the transferred data to a server database.

I looked at MarshallSoft thus far.

Is FTP the best way to perform this, any suggestions would be welcomed.

Thanks,
Rick

[bwolfsohn]

Rick,

Haven't thought about it much, but if you are doing it in xbase++, i'd consider using xb2net soap services... you can do a lot more on the receiving end, and well as test for connection on the sending end...

Of course, you'd have to send any citations roger or i got somewhere else but headquarters..

Brian

[skiman]

Hi Rick,

Yes, SOAP is the way to go. This way you have full control on both sides.

If you tranfer with FTP, and the connection brakes during the tranfert, you will have problems to control this. With soap you can proces line by line, and when you receive an OK, you are sure it is send/received/processed. So you can start the next line.

[RDalzell]

Thanks Guys,

Looks like xb2net it is. Hope that Boris is ready for me.

Brian, Go right to jail, do not pass Go...

Rick

[bwolfsohn]

Brian, Go right to jail, do not pass Go...Rick

Rick,
I never thought of you as that little monopoly guy with the top hat and cane and white moustache...
but, if you insist...

IAC, you are again exceeding your authority..
(probably not for the last time today.. )

Brian

[rdonnay]

Rick -

I totally agree that SOAP is the best way to do this.

I have written a file-transfer protocol in SOAP.
Give me a call and I show you how to use it.

The source is in \exp19\source\imclient\imclient.prg (client side) and \exp19\source\imserver\imserver.prg (server side).

Roger