Re: Behind The Button -- Socket File Transfer

[daparnin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

Scott,

Thanks for the response.  I'm not sure of all of the underlying code and
maybe I don't need to.  Basically, I just need to fill in the path/filename
of the file that I want to upload and then "click" on the button to
initiate the transfer.  I don't see much in the HTTP code.  It's probably
an underlying CGI that does the work.  I'm also looking in EXAMPLE4 of your
HTTPAPI for UPS package tracking.  I think that this is along the lines of
what I want to do.  Do you have a PDF file that explains this such as you
sockets or IFS tutorials?

The following is what I see at the site I'm going to.  The section of the
screen has an "upload file" button, a box to type in the path/filename, a
browse button, a "set ASCII" button, and a "change password" button.  I
just need to fill in the box of where the my file is in the IFS and 'click'
on the "upload file" button.  The snippet of HTML code is below.

Any thoughts?

Dave Parnin
Nishikawa Standard Company
Topeka, IN  46571
daparnin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx


<TABLE BORDER=0><TR>
<FORM ENCTYPE="multipart/form-data" ACTION="/" METHOD=POST>
<TD ALIGN=LEFT>
<INPUT TYPE=SUBMIT VALUE="Upload File">
</TD><TD ALIGN=LEFT>
<INPUT TYPE=FILE NAME="File" SIZE=20>
</TD>
</FORM>
<FORM METHOD="POST" ACTION="/" ENCTYPE="application/x-www-form-urlencoded">
<TD ALIGN=LEFT>
<INPUT TYPE="submit" VALUE="Set Ascii" NAME="switch"></TD><TD ALIGN=LEFT>
<INPUT TYPE="submit" VALUE="Chg Passwd",
NAME="switch">
</TD>
</FORM>
</TR></TABLE>



                                                                                
                                 
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> I'm new to Sockets.  I've been reading Scott's tutorial and the
Sorcerer's
> Guide so I know enough to be dangerous.  I've got a file that I want to
> transmit from our iSeries to a Web-hosted system.  A browser displays the
> web page as a box where you can enter the name of the file on your PC to
> upload and then a button to upload it.  How do I emulate the file
transfer
> that the button does with sockets?

Can you post the HTML code for this button?  I'm not exactly sure what
you're referring to.

At any rate, you'd probably be better off with HTTPAPI rather than writing
your own sockets programs.

http://www.scottklement.com/httpapi/



> Currently the data to be transmitted is in a DB2 file.  It would be nice
to
> be able to open a connection that creates a file on their system and then
> just reads and writes one record at a time.  If it facilitates the
transfer
> I could write it out to the IFS for something like a FTP "put".  I'm open
> to suggestion.

If that's what you're after, why are you trying to do this with HTTP?
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