[Paying] Need Help with WinSock [Paying]

Hey guys,
Im new to both this forum and the WinSock control.

So basically im trying to create a game in Visual Basic that players can download the .exe and connect to the game (via WinSock).
However I have looked at countless tutorials etc and can't find the correct way to do this.

I will need it so that when you click Login, the Username + Password are transferred from the client to server:

Username/Password = Client ---> Server
User's File = Server ---> Client

So if anyone can basically teach me to do this or simply do it for me, I am willing to pay quite a lot of money depending on the quality of the system, thanks!

- Nathan.

I don't think many people here are motivated by 'rewards' to help people. If you reall want to pay then try Rent-a-Coder or like sites.

There are numerous examples of using Winsock on this forum, try using the Search facility, looking for Winsock. Have a go yourself and then post code etc if / when you have problems. (That's the way the Forum works)

No bother, im pritty sure this forum works by you reading my post first?
"have tried numerous tutorials"

k thx bai.

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Originally Posted by Doogle

There are numerous examples

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as opposed to 'Tutorials'

Take a look at this thread http://www.vbforums.com/showthread.p...hlight=winsock which demonstrates how to pass messages from client to server. Just think of sending a Username as one message and sending the Password as another.

no i have a working system now but i cannot send two bits of data, it doesnt work :/
Is there a way to send a file from server to client without it physically being there?

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Originally Posted by NathanCoder

Is there a way to send a file from server to client without it physically being there?

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You'll need to explain exactly what you mean.

Obviously you can't send a file from the server if the file doesn't exist on the server and you can't send anything to a client that doesn't exist.

You can send a file from the Server to the Client whether the file already exists on the Client or not.

Ok..

Server Folder: Characters/Nathan.txt
Client Folder: game.exe

Is there a way for the client to access Nathan.txt with out actually having it in its folder? So that the player with the client will never see the solid file?

You could use a site such as yousendit to upload the project for a short while then give the link to the person helping you. The link then expires after a period of time. You could also upload the project to this thread and if someone finds a solution they will post it here.

Yes, just set-up a 'conversation' between server and client to send the contents of Nathan.txt which the client then stores in memory or in a temporary file that gets deleted after the Client has used it. The Client will have no direct acces to the file on the Server.