VB: Copy file(s) between PC on the same domain

[jaomata]

Hello, I'm so frustrated looking for answer on this. It sounds very easy and yet very hard to look for solution.

I need a simple code to allow me to transfer file(s) from computer1 to computer2 which are connected on the same domain. I'm not talking about FTP.

It's kind of like copy \\computernameA\c$\folderA\file*.xls to \\computernameB\d$\folderB\file*.xls

Please note that everytime I connect to any computer, it prompts me for username, password, and domain name.

How is this doable in VB6? If I'm copying a large chunk of file, would it be a problem? Also, is there a way of having a progress bar while it's copying the file(s)?

Thank you very much.

[jaomata]

Hello it's me again.

I've searched the net and I found a very close solution. But still not good enough. I found the use of wininet.dll.

What it does is it connects to the pc first with the username, password, and domain. Then once connected, I could use any methods in there such as MakeDir, GetFile, or PutFile.

The only problem I have with this is that it only connects to the destination's FTP folder. I need to freely move around the destination's PC with the username and password I provided. Kind of like using internet explorer and typing \\computername\c$ and then supplying username and password. Once connected/authenticated, I could just drag and drop files from my pc to the remote pc.

Please help

[jaomata]

Since the weekend is done, I'm guessing all the gurus are back

Please help!

Thank you very much.

[Al42]

If the PC is secured (which it sounds like),you can't do what you want. If you share the drive on the computers you want to access (share the root directory if you want access to the entire drive), you can either address them as \\server\sharename\subdirectory, or you can map them and address them as mappeddriveletter:\subdirectory

[jaomata]

What do you mean by secured? I've got access to it with my username and password. I could transfer files back and forth using the convention of \\servername\drive\folder\subfolder using normal window. All I need is to do this functionality using VB.

[Al42]

You'll have to map the remote drives and copy the files between drive letters.

[joe1985]

System.IO.File.Copy accepts UNC paths.


Example:

  System.IO.File.Copy("\\" + server1 + "\" + share1 + "\readme.txt", "\\" + server2 + "\" + share2 + "\readme.txt")

If its prompting you for a username and password, maybe start your application by right clicking on it and choosing "Run-As" and typing your username and password since its obviously not inheriting your security rights.

- Joe