[RESOLVED] Trying winsock File Transfer (RESOLVED)

Hi,

I had a go today at making my own file transfer example. This is what I have so far but I can't get in to work properly. What code do I need to add?

VB Code:

'Client Code
Dim file As String
Dim Blocksize As Long
Dim NF As Integer
 
Private Sub Command1_Click()
CommonDialog1.ShowOpen
Text1.Text = CommonDialog1.FileTitle
End Sub
 
Private Sub Command2_Click()
Winsock1.Connect "127.0.0.1", "7000"
End Sub
 
Private Sub Command3_Click()
NF = FreeFile
Open CommonDialog1.filename For Binary Access Read As #NF
file = Space$(Blocksize)
Get #NF, , file
Do Until EOF(NF)
Winsock1.SendData file
Loop
Close #NF
End Sub
 
'Server Code
Dim file As String
Dim dat As String
Dim NF As Integer
Private Sub Form_Load()
Winsock1.LocalPort = 7000
Winsock1.Listen
End Sub
 
Private Sub Winsock1_ConnectionRequest(ByVal requestID As Long)
If Winsock1.State <> sckClosed Then Winsock1.Close
Winsock1.Accept requestID
End Sub
 
Private Sub Winsock1_DataArrival(ByVal bytesTotal As Long)
On Error Resume Next
Winsock1.GetData dat
If InStr(1, dat, "|DATA|") <> 0 Then
NF = FreeFile
Open App.Path & "\test.exe" For Binary Access Write As #NF
Put #NF, , file
Close #NF
End If
End Sub

Please give me some help to point me in the right direction.

TIA

NW

hi!!

Here is how I did it...

Send File

VB Code:

Dim filenum As Integer
    Dim var_data As String
    filenum = FreeFile
    Open g_FilePath For Binary Access Read Lock Read As #filenum
        Do While (Loc(filenum) < LOF(filenum))
            DoEvents
            var_data = Input(4096, #filenum)
            If Winsock1.State = 7 Then
                Winsock1.SendData var_data
            End If
        Loop
    Close #filenum

Receive file

VB Code:

Private Sub Winsock1_DataArrival(ByVal bytesTotal As Long)
    Dim bData As String
    Winsock1.GetData bData, vbString
    
    If g_PutByte = 1 Then
        g_FileOpen = FreeFile
        Open g_FilePath For Binary As #g_FileOpen
    End If
 
    Put #g_FileOpen, g_PutByte, bData
 
    g_PutByte = g_PutByte + Len(bData)
    
    ' The File Transfer is complete
    If g_PutByte >= g_InFileSize Then
        Close #g_FileOpen
    End If
    
End Sub

Quote:

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VB Code:

Private Sub Winsock1_DataArrival(ByVal bytesTotal As Long)
On Error Resume Next
Winsock1.GetData dat
If InStr(1, dat, "|DATA|") <> 0 Then
NF = FreeFile
Open App.Path & "\test.exe" For Binary Access Write As #NF
Put #NF, , file
Close #NF
End If
End Sub

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perheps you only need to set the byte pos where to start
storing the received bytes in the file

Put #NF, nBytePos, file

VB Code:

'Client Code
Dim NF As Integer
Dim file As String
 
Private Sub Command1_Click()
CommonDialog1.ShowOpen
Text1.Text = CommonDialog1.filename
End Sub
 
Private Sub Command2_Click()
Winsock1.Connect "127.0.0.1", 6000
End Sub
 
Private Sub Command3_Click()
NF = FreeFile
Open CommonDialog1.FileTitle For Binary Access Read Lock Read As #NF
Do While (Loc(NF) < LOF(NF))
DoEvents
file = Input(4096, NF)
If Winsock1.State = sckConnected Then
Winsock1.SendData file
End If
Loop
Close #NF
End Sub
 
'Server Code
Dim WF As Integer
Dim dat As String
Private Sub Form_Load()
Winsock1.LocalPort = 6000
Winsock1.Listen
End Sub
 
Private Sub Winsock1_ConnectionRequest(ByVal requestID As Long)
If Winsock1.State <> sckClosed Then Winsock1.Close
Winsock1.Accept requestID
End Sub
 
Private Sub Winsock1_DataArrival(ByVal bytesTotal As Long)
Winsock1.GetData dat, vbString
If received = 1 Then
WF = FreeFile
Open WF_filepath For Binary As #WF 'How do you get the file path from the server?
Put #WF, received, dat
received = received + Len(dat)
If received >= LOF(dat) Then 'How do you get to file size from the server?
Close #WF
End If
End If
End Sub

hi!

1# when receiving a file you should only open it one time
2# g_PutByte = g_PutByte + bytesTotal so that you start writing at the end of the new file.
3# when all of the bytes is reveived then close the file.


to know the size of the file you must get the file size on the client
side and send it to the server ( this is how I did it, maybe there is a better way :D )

Quote:

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Private Sub Winsock1_DataArrival(ByVal bytesTotal As Long)
Winsock1.GetData dat, vbString
If received = 1 Then
WF = FreeFile
Open WF_filepath For Binary As #WF 'How do you get the file path from the server?
Put #WF, received, dat
received = received + Len(dat)
If received >= LOF(dat) Then 'How do you get to file size from the server?
Close #WF
End If
End If
End Sub

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in your example you only open the file and put tada in it if received = 1 you must put the data in the new file on every
DataArrival.

ex:
1# Put #WF, 1, dat
2# Put #WF, 4097, dat
3# Put #wf, 8193, dat
untill the whole file is received.

VB Code:

'Server
Private Sub Winsock1_DataArrival(ByVal bytesTotal As Long)
Winsock1.GetData dat, vbString
WF = FreeFile
received = 1
Do Until Len(dat)
Open App.Path & "\test.jpg" For Binary As #WF 
Put #WF, received, dat
received = received + Len(dat)
Loop
If received >= Len(dat) Then 
Close #WF
End If
End Sub

It doesn't send all the data before closing the file. I put a loop so it would keep writing the data to the file until the file is the correct size.

try to send pakets of 4096 bytes

VB Code:

Dim filenum As Integer
    Dim var_data As String
    filenum = FreeFile
    Open g_FilePath For Binary Access Read Lock Read As #filenum
        Do While (Loc(filenum) < LOF(filenum))
            DoEvents
            var_data = Input(4096, #filenum)
            If Winsock1.State = 7 Then
                Winsock1.SendData var_data
            End If
        Loop
    Close #filenum

you should not have to use the loop in the dataarrival sub..
And you cant open the file on each dataArrival but only close
it once..!
And if you shoose to open the file on each DataArrival it will slow
down the transfer..

VB Code:

'Client Code
Dim NF As Integer
Dim file As String
 
Private Sub Command1_Click()
CommonDialog1.ShowOpen
Text1.Text = CommonDialog1.FileName
End Sub
 
Private Sub Command2_Click()
Winsock1.Connect "127.0.0.1", 6000
End Sub
 
Private Sub Command3_Click()
NF = FreeFile
Open CommonDialog1.FileTitle For Binary Access Read Lock Read As #NF
Do While (Loc(NF) < LOF(NF))
DoEvents
file = Input(4096, NF)
If Winsock1.State = sckConnected Then
Winsock1.SendData file
End If
Loop
Close #NF
End Sub
 
'Server Code
 
Dim WF As Integer
Dim dat As String
Private Sub Form_Load()
Winsock1.LocalPort = 6000
Winsock1.Listen
End Sub
 
Private Sub Winsock1_ConnectionRequest(ByVal requestID As Long)
If Winsock1.State <> sckClosed Then Winsock1.Close
Winsock1.Accept requestID
End Sub
 
Private Sub Winsock1_DataArrival(ByVal bytesTotal As Long)
Winsock1.GetData dat, vbString
If received = 1 Then
WF = FreeFile
Open App.Path & "\Test.jpg" For Binary As #WF
End If
Put #WF, received, dat
received = received + Len(dat)
If received >= Len(dat) Then
Close #WF
End If
End Sub

How can I be sure it is sending data all the time? I tried the above code and I get a message on the server saying:

Quote:

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Bad file name or number

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I tried to fix the problem by putting:

VB Code:

received = 1

Before the first if statement in the data arrival event but when I send files the output size on the server end is alway 4096bytes.

That is for every file not just the files that are suppose to be that size.

hi!

received needs to be a global variable
and it sould be set to 1 before the start of
receiving a file...

try this..

VB Code:

'Server Code
 
Option Explicit ' new line
Private received As long ' new line
 
Dim WF As Integer
Dim dat As String
Private Sub Form_Load()
Winsock1.LocalPort = 6000
Winsock1.Listen
 
received =1 ' new line
 
End Sub
 
Private Sub Winsock1_ConnectionRequest(ByVal requestID As Long)
If Winsock1.State <> sckClosed Then Winsock1.Close
Winsock1.Accept requestID
End Sub
 
Private Sub Winsock1_DataArrival(ByVal bytesTotal As Long)
Winsock1.GetData dat, vbString
If received = 1 Then
WF = FreeFile
Open App.Path & "\Test.jpg" For Binary As #WF
End If
Put #WF, received, dat
received = received + Len(dat)
If received >= Len(dat) Then
Close #WF
End If
End Sub

Quote:

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Originally posted by meteor
hi!

received needs to be a global variable
and it sould be set to 1 before the start of
receiving a file...

try this..

VB Code:

'Server Code
 
Option Explicit ' new line
Private received As long ' new line
 
Dim WF As Integer
Dim dat As String
Private Sub Form_Load()
Winsock1.LocalPort = 6000
Winsock1.Listen
 
received =1 ' new line
 
End Sub
 
Private Sub Winsock1_ConnectionRequest(ByVal requestID As Long)
If Winsock1.State <> sckClosed Then Winsock1.Close
Winsock1.Accept requestID
End Sub
 
Private Sub Winsock1_DataArrival(ByVal bytesTotal As Long)
Winsock1.GetData dat, vbString
If received = 1 Then
WF = FreeFile
Open App.Path & "\Test.jpg" For Binary As #WF
End If
[color=red]Put #WF, received, dat[/color]
received = received + Len(dat)
If received >= Len(dat) Then
Close #WF
End If
End Sub

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I still get this error on the highlighted line.

Quote:

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Bad file name or number

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Sorry if I am annoying you with this but I have no experience with the data transfer client/server application.

hi!

well!!! it might me because you only open the file one (correct)
but you close the file on each dataarrival..

If received >= inFileSize Then
Close #WF
End If

here is the full working source code.. try it and compare it with
your own...

VB Code:

'Client Code
 
'APIs to get the file size..
Private Declare Function GetFileSize Lib "kernel32" (ByVal hFile As Long, lpFileSizeHigh As Long) As Long
Private Declare Function lOpen Lib "kernel32" Alias "_lopen" (ByVal lpPathName As String, ByVal iReadWrite As Long) As Long
Private Declare Function lclose Lib "kernel32" Alias "_lclose" (ByVal hFile As Long) As Long
Private Const OF_READ = &H0&
 
Private Sub Command2_Click()
    Winsock1.Connect "xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx", 6000
End Sub
 
Private Sub Command3_Click()
    Dim strFileName As String
    Dim strFilePath As String
    strFilePath = "c:\tmp\anything.exe"
    strFileName = "anything.exe"
    
    Dim lFileSize As Long
    lFileSize = FileSize(strFilePath)
 
    ' Send the size of the file to the server.
    ' Send the file name to the server.
    If Winsock1.State = sckConnected Then
        Winsock1.SendData "FILESIZE=" & lFileSize
        DoEvents
        Winsock1.SendData "FILENAME=" & strFileName
        DoEvents
    End If
 
    NF = FreeFile
    Open strFilePath For Binary Access Read Lock Read As #NF
        Do While (Loc(NF) < LOF(NF))
            DoEvents
            file = Input(4096, NF)
            If Winsock1.State = sckConnected Then
                Winsock1.SendData file
            End If
        Loop
    Close #NF
End Sub
 
Private Function FileSize(ByVal strSrc As String) As Long
    Dim Pointer As Long, sizeofthefile As Long, lpFSHigh
    Pointer = lOpen(strSrc, OF_READ)
    'size of the file
    sizeofthefile = GetFileSize(Pointer, lpFSHigh)
    lclose Pointer
    FileSize = sizeofthefile
End Function
 
Private Sub Timer1_Timer()
Label1.Caption = Winsock1.State
End Sub
 
'Server Code
 
Private WF As Integer
Private dat As String
Private received As Long
Private g_strFileName As String
Private g_lFileSize As Long
Private g_strInPath As String
 
Private Sub Form_Load()
    Winsock1.LocalPort = 6000
    Winsock1.Listen
    
    g_strInPath = "c:\incoming\" ' where to store the file..
    received = 1
End Sub
 
Private Sub Timer1_Timer()
Label1.Caption = Winsock1.State
End Sub
 
Private Sub Winsock1_ConnectionRequest(ByVal requestID As Long)
    If Winsock1.State <> sckClosed Then Winsock1.Close
    Winsock1.Accept requestID
End Sub
 
Private Sub Winsock1_DataArrival(ByVal bytesTotal As Long)
    Winsock1.GetData dat, vbString
    
    Dim pos As Integer
    
    If Left(dat, 8) = "FILESIZE" Then
        pos = InStr(1, dat, "=")
        g_lFileSize = Right(dat, Len(dat) - pos)
        Exit Sub
    ElseIf Left(dat, 8) = "FILENAME" Then
        pos = InStr(1, dat, "=")
        g_strFileName = Right(dat, Len(dat) - pos)
        Exit Sub
    End If
 
    If received = 1 Then
Debug.Print "OPEN = " & g_strInPath & g_strFileName
        WF = FreeFile
        Open g_strInPath & g_strFileName For Binary As #WF
    End If
    
    Put #WF, received, dat
    received = received + Len(dat)
Debug.Print received
    If received >= g_lFileSize Then
Debug.Print "CLOSE = " & g_strInPath & g_strFileName
        Close #WF
    End If
 
 
End Sub

Hope this helps!!:)

VB Code:

'Add a reference to MicrosoftScriptingRuntimes
'Client
Option Explicit
Dim FSO As New FileSystemObject
Dim F As file
Dim nf As Integer
Dim fname As String
Dim fsize As Long
Dim file As String
 
Private Sub Command1_Click()
CommonDialog1.ShowOpen
End Sub
 
Private Sub Command2_Click()
Winsock1.Connect "127.0.0.1", 6000
End Sub
 
Private Sub Command3_Click()
On Error Resume Next
nf = FreeFile
Open CommonDialog1.FileName For Binary Access Read Lock Read As #nf
Set F = FSO.GetFile(CommonDialog1.FileName)
If Winsock1.State = sckConnected Then
fname = F.Name
fsize = F.Size
Winsock1.SendData "|FNAME|" & fname
DoEvents
Do While (Loc(nf) < LOF(nf))
DoEvents
file = Input(4096, nf)
Winsock1.SendData "|FILE|" & file
Loop
Set F = Nothing
Close #nf
If Winsock1.State = sckConnected Then
Winsock1.SendData "|FSIZE|" & fsize
DoEvents
End If
End If
End Sub
 
'Server
Option Explicit
Dim WF As Integer
Dim dat As String
Dim fname As String
Dim fsize As Long
Dim file As String
Private received As Long
Private Sub Form_Load()
Winsock1.LocalPort = 6000
Winsock1.Listen
received = 1
End Sub
 
 
Private Sub Winsock1_ConnectionRequest(ByVal requestID As Long)
If Winsock1.State <> sckClosed Then Winsock1.Close
Winsock1.Accept requestID
End Sub
 
Private Sub Winsock1_DataArrival(ByVal bytesTotal As Long)
On Error Resume Next
Winsock1.GetData dat, vbString
If InStr(1, dat, "|FNAME|") <> 0 Then
fname = Mid$(dat, 8, Len(dat))
If received = 1 Then
WF = FreeFile
Open App.Path & "\" & fname For Binary As #WF
End If
End If
If InStr(1, dat, "|FILE|") <> 0 Then
file = Mid$(dat, 7, Len(dat))
Put #WF, received, file
received = received + Len(file)
End If
If InStr(1, dat, "|FSIZE|") <> 0 Then
fsize = Mid$(dat, 10, Len(dat))
If received >= fsize Then
Close #WF
received = 1 'Must be set back to one  after each file transfer
End If
End If
End Sub