Did you know that you can send and receive files via FTP right in your own web pages?
Did you know you can do it with 4 lines of code AND know if it worked? Aha, now I have your attention
AbleCommerce 7 includes a nifty little FTP component that makes uploading and downloading files via FTP a snap. This brief tutorial will explain how to do a simple FTP upload to a remote site. Remember, since .Net programming is all server-side, this is from the perspective of your web server and not your web browser. In other words, this is how you make your web server upload a file to a remote FTP site. For drop-ship distributors like me, this is invaluable when automating the distributor order process.
The Magic
Here's a code snippet that makes an FTP connection and uploads a file:
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Dim _FTPCon As New FTPConnection
Try
_FTPCon.ServerAddress = "ftp.yourftpsite.com"
_FTPCon.ServerPort = 21
_FTPCon.UserName = "ftp_user"
_FTPCon.Password = "ftp_password"
_FTPCon.Connect()
_FTPCon.UploadFile(_LocalName, _RemoteName)
' File uploaded successfully
Catch ex As Exception
' Upload or connect failed
End Try
More Documentation
You can find the documentation for this nifty FTP component at http://www.enterprisedt.com/products/ed ... ation.html. The links in the online documentation do not fully work because their online docs assume you've installed the component from their CD. But there's enough there to get your started - the rest can be exposed through the Visual Studio Object Browser or simply by using the Intellisense feature in VS.
Conclusion
Automation is one of many keys to getting those profit margins you seek. Always try to spend more time running your business and less time doing data entry. Your bank account (and your significant other) will thank you