Remote XML Files

I have searched all over the place trying to find a answer to my question.

What I need to do is be able to WRITE to an XML file on the internet. I have tried doing this with a dataset, but I keep getting an error saying "URI formats are not supported"

I have tried numerous different ways on setting the URI to something else...streams...formats...but none of seem to work. Here is what I am trying to do, but I just can't seem to brigde the gap:

VB Code:

Dim objDataSet As New System.Data.DataSet()
 
        'Load the XML file in the data set
        objDataSet.ReadXml("http://www.someplace.com/file.xml")
 
        Dim v(1) As String
        v(0) = userid
        v(1) = Date.Today
 
        'Add the data to the data set
        objDataSet.Tables(0).Rows.Add(v)
 
        'Write to updated data back to the XMl file
        objDataSet.WriteXml("http://www.someplace.com/file.xml")

Also, do not bother telling me to create a web service because we do not have a server for it to run on. I bascially need to be able to have people download a .exe file and run it (no install -machine restrictions!)

Thanks

Ryan

On the webserver hosting the xml file are write permissions set?

Yes they are. I had thought about downloading the file using a stream and then ftping the file back to the server, but I really want to avoid that at all costs. Right now it looks like the only thing I can do. I'm hoping someone smarter than me knows a better solution.

I think you are going to be stuck downloading the file and uploading it again, sorry.

Actually I can't do that because of the potiental amount of people that could be downloading and uploading at the same time, then I could lose data.

There has go to be way to make this work...I looked into SOAP, but I have yet to find any examples on using SOAP with a windows app, they have all been in ASP.NET.

What resources do you have in the form of a server? I mean the xml files have to be hosted some how. Maybe look into using asp or php or any form of web query to do the work for you.

The only SSL our server supports is perl..which I know nothing about.

Really this could be done with a database or text file as well...just getting the program to write to a URI is the problem I am having.