File transfer to remote server. Need help!

[TheLittleBird]

I'm looking to transfer files from a 3.0 phone(N95 8Gb) to a remote server over Wireless/GPRS networks. Is there is a standard SDK example on how this is done? I've searched the forums for many days now. I can't seem to find pointers to how this is exactly done.

I have some experience with Symbian C++ programming but have never done any networking stuff. Any pointers would be very very helpful. I'm not particular about the method(ftp/http post etc) or the programming language.

[petrib]

Nit: The N95 8GB is not a "3.0 phone", but a "3.1 phone" (S60 3rd Edition, Feature Pack 1).

Here's one example of uploading (images) to Flickr: http://developer.symbian.com/main/do...de/cpp/#flickr

See also, e.g., http://www.newlc.com/en/topic-4829

[TheLittleBird]

My apologies. 3.1 is exactly what I meant! I'll look those examples up.
Thanks.

[TheLittleBird]

If I did use http post, then where would I be "posting" to? This question is probably naive, but I am not very good at this networking stuff. What infrastructure would I need to set up on the receiving side? Do I need to setup a http server (What does that mean?)?

And if use the RSocket method in the link specified above, how would I transfer files? Looks like RSocket can only be used to send descriptors. I can probably use the RFile API to make a descriptor out of the file but how would the receiving side(A PC running some Java code waiting for data over the socket?) understand this?

I'll be grateful for any links/data that help improve my clarity on this.

[wizard_hu_]

It is not about RSocket / java.net.Socket, it is about the HTTP protocol. If you produce a proper HTTP POST on the Symbian side, it is going to be recognized properly by a web server.

[TheLittleBird]

Wizard_hu_

Thanks. I'm starting to get it.

So I need to set up my PC as a web server (Apache?). What does the server do if I send a file to it. I need to send files to a certain folder in the server machine. How do I control that?

[mayankkedia]

Wizard_hu_

Thanks. I'm starting to get it.

So I need to set up my PC as a web server (Apache?). What does the server do if I send a file to it. I need to send files to a certain folder in the server machine. How do I control that?

When I have to do something like this I generally expose web-services on the server, I use JBoss to set it up, and then on the server side you can put in your code to handle the recieved data just the way you like. But I am sure there would be other ways as well, it all depends on which approach suits you right.

Cheers,
Mayank

[TheLittleBird]

Mayank,

Can you point me to examples of such applications? That would be super helpful. Thanks.

[mayankkedia]

Mayank,

Can you point me to examples of such applications? That would be super helpful. Thanks.

Unfortunately I dont have a client-server sort of example, but some of these links would be handy for you to get the desired :-

http://wiki.forum.nokia.com/index.ph..._on_Symbian_OS
http://wiki.forum.nokia.com/index.ph...Url_parameters
http://wiki.forum.nokia.com/index.ph...d_soap_request

Hope this helps.

Cheers,
Mayank

P.S. for the server bit you can do a lil bit of google and m sure you will have tonnes of links/info as well.