Questions tagged [file-transfer]

Is a generic term for the act of transmitting files over a computer network or the Internet.

Is a generic term for the act of transmitting files over a computer network or the Internet. There are numerous ways and protocols to transfer files over a network. Computers which provide a file transfer service are often called file servers. Depending on the client's perspective, the data transfer can be called uploading or downloading.

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Python - OSError: [WinError 17] The system cannot move the file to a different disk drive:

I'm using os.rename() to try to move pdf files between drives. Attempting this I receive the error: OSError: [WinError 17] The system cannot move the file to a different disk drive Is anyone aware of a function which contains similar…
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Access a Remote Directory from C#

I am trying to access a remote network share from a C# program in asp.net. What I need is something like function download(dirname) { directory = (This is the part I don't know how to do) for dir in directory: download(dir); …
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Ionic app image upload from camera / photo library

I'm working on a ionic chat app where the user can upload a photo as part of their message. I'm looking for a way to upload the image to my webhost server so I can retrieve it later via a URL. The problem is that I'm not able to get it to upload to…
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Upload to PHP server from c sharp client application

Currently i have a c sharp application (Client app). and a web application written php. I want to transfer some files whenever a particular action is performed at client side. Here is the client code to upload the file to php server.. private void…
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How to send file from Android device to other device through Bluetooth by code

I want to develop application that sends image/txt or any file from one android device to another none android device using Bluetooth. Please anyone can give help or source code for that?
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equivalent of ftp put and append in scp

I have a legacy script which I am not able to understand. The script is to transfer 4 files (2 ebcdic format files and 2 pdf files) in unix to mainframes through ftp. ebcdic format file 1 is abc.xyz ebcdic format file 2 is pqr.xyz pdf file 1 is…
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What's the most efficient protocol for reliable multicast?

When a sender needs to multicast a relatively large volume of data (say several megabytes per second) in a reliable way over Ethernet to a modest number of receivers (say less than a dozen) on the same subnet, what is the most efficient protocol? By…
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How can I upload and download files with graphene-django?

I'm currently using graphene-django v2.0 and I've absolutely no clue of how can I upload and download files like images, does anyone have an example of a query where you can download an Image and a mutation where you can upload one?
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Binary vs. String transfer over a stream

I am making a little experiment with WebSockets and Java. Apperantly, according to the last draft of WebSocket, the message can be binary or a plain string. I use Webbit server and it has two functions: public void onMessage(WebSocketConnection…
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How can you upload files as a stream in go?

There are a number of tutorials about posting files using http.Request in go, but almost invariably they start like this: file, err := os.Open(path) if err != nil { return nil, err } fileContents, err := ioutil.ReadAll(file) Which is to say,…
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Save file to public directory using Cordova FileTransfer

I need to download files on my mobile device and make them accessible for other apps (using Android and iOS). I managed to download a file to the SD card (cordova.file.externalDataDirectory), but this only exists on Android and even then I cannot…
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Transfer file over ssh

In ssh protocol, is there a mechanism for file transfer? Im working on a existing code base which already has ssh facilities code. Now i need to transfer files over ssh connection. If ssh protocol already support it, i don't have to integrate scp…
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Viewing root access files/folders of android on windows

I'm trying to view the files and folders at root level on an android device using USB Debugging mode and windows. Is this possible? Phone is rooted. I've downloaded a file explorer app which allows me to view it on the phone itself. My main goal is…
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Reliable and fast way to transfer large files over the internet

I'm working with a setup involving many clients PCs and some server machines. I need to organize a reliable and fast method of file transfer between these PCs, that will be initiated by C# apps running on both. Any client may want to send/receive…
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downloading with curl using multiple connections

I'm trying to tranfer a multi-gb file from one server to another; problem is RTT is 150ms+. Ive already tried using aria2 but its limited to 16 connections, lftp doesn't have any protection against stalled transfers. I'm wondering if its possible to…
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