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Hi all,
I wanted to know, is there a any chance for a client/server system which uses Access database located at the server, when it's all based on the winsock control?
Is there a chance to program a similar system to the ICQ system, when its all based on the winsock control?
Thanks in advance,
I don't think it impossible at all .
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Well...think about it again.
You need to be able to take any piece of information from the server effectively.
Let's say I have MyDataBase.MDB located on the server, how can I access just the 5th value at the 3rd record at the 8th field at the 12th table, without downloading the whole database.
It looks almost impossible through the WinSock.
I hope I'm wrong.
Simple!
Send a command to search it on the server . Why download it to the client ?
2 Questions:
1) Lets say I wanna get the first line of FILE.TXT
when It's located on the user's computer, I just use the Line Input method, and get it.
Can I use the same algorithm just with changing the file-path instead of C:\path\FILE.TXT into Http:\\www.mysite.com\FILE.TXT ???
2) What If I just want to update an existing file with a new record. how can I do that?
Lets say I want to add a new record into a field in a specific table. how can I do that without downloading the whole file (that might be large), updating it "offline" and the re-uploading the updated file. ???
Thanks again for your time,
Lior.
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Originally posted by Lior
2 Questions:
1) Lets say I wanna get the first line of FILE.TXT
when It's located on the user's computer, I just use the Line Input method, and get it.
Can I use the same algorithm just with changing the file-path instead of C:\path\FILE.TXT into Http:\\www.mysite.com\FILE.TXT ???
2) What If I just want to update an existing file with a new record. how can I do that?
Lets say I want to add a new record into a field in a specific table. how can I do that without downloading the whole file (that might be large), updating it "offline" and the re-uploading the updated file. ???
Thanks again for your time,
Lior.
1) I didn't quite understand the question
2)I don't know much about databases
Sorry
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About the first question that might not be clear enough:
Lets say I want to get the first line of a text file.
when the file is located on the user's computer, it is easy.
I just mark the path and operate some algorithm.
My question is: can I just switch the file-path into a path which just reffers to a file located on the server, and then to run the algorithm as usual?
Hope it is clear now.
In the server you would open the local file and read it into a string . Then just send that string .
That's the whole point.
I know what to do, I'm just not sure about how to do it.