I need to be able to mimic a large file being transferred by FTP to test a
script I'm writing. I need a way to specify the transfer speed of a file
copy on my local filesystem to another location on my local filesystem. I
can't think of a good way to do it and before I start trying to figure out
how to do it in a different language, I'd like to know if it's possilble to
do in script or if there are any utilities already out that allow for this.

TIA

Matt



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"Matt Williamson" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>I need to be able to mimic a large file being transferred by FTP to test a
>script I'm writing. I need a way to specify the transfer speed of a file
>copy on my local filesystem to another location on my local filesystem. I
>can't think of a good way to do it and before I start trying to figure out
>how to do it in a different language, I'd like to know if it's possilble to
>do in script or if there are any utilities already out that allow for this.

How about using the Windows IIS server, enabling FTP, and actually
doing the FTP transfer?

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> How about using the Windows IIS server, enabling FTP, and actually
> doing the FTP transfer?

I want to be able to specify the speed of transfer so I can test multiple
cases and multiple connection types.



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"Matt Williamson" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>> How about using the Windows IIS server, enabling FTP, and actually
>> doing the FTP transfer?
>
> I want to be able to specify the speed of transfer so I can test multiple
> cases and multiple connection types.

Ok, with a server IIS you can throttle the FTP service to your desired
speed (but not with XP.)

"Herb Martin" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> "Matt Williamson" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:45c25f11$0$16380$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> How about using the Windows IIS server, enabling FTP, and actually
>>> doing the FTP transfer?
>>
>> I want to be able to specify the speed of transfer so I can test multiple
>> cases and multiple connection types.
>
> Ok, with a server IIS you can throttle the FTP service to your desired
> speed (but not with XP.)
>

Fit a slow CD into your system and copy from that?

Copy from a floppy?

How about copy from a USB drive?

> Fit a slow CD into your system and copy from that?
>
> Copy from a floppy?
>
> How about copy from a USB drive?

All good suggestions. I ended up writing a program in VB6 that does a binary
transfer from one file to the next letting me specify how many bytes get
copied at a time. It seems to do the trick.



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