Send files by FTP or by Email with GPRS

[Patrick RABUSSIER]

Hello

I use a Pocket PC with Windows CE 4.20
(it is a PSION Workabout PRO).
I create my programs with VB.NET from Visual Studio 2003.
My pocket PC has a GSM/GPRS module.
I can use internet explorer, very slow but OK.

I am looking for how I can send files .TXT with GPRS.
The best way would be to send an Email with an attached file.
I have not been able to use "INBOX" (pmail.exe) present on the
windows desktop ...

If it is not possible with emails, I am looking for tools to write a VB
program to upload the files to a FTP server (with a known fix IP adress).

Thank you if you can help me.
Sorry for my bad english spoken.
Bye

PATRICK (France)

 

[Paul G. Tobey [eMVP]]

Either FTP or e-mail should be possible, assuming that the device *does*
have pmail on it, of course. There have been previous threads concerning
FTP transfer of files and there are some classes in OpenNETCF and the
samples for it, www.opennetcf.org, about FTP. I don't recall a clean
example of using e-mail for sending files, but you can search the archives
of this newsgroup using the link below:

http://groups.google.com/group/micr...ork/topics?hl=en&lr=lang_en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8

Paul T.

 

[Enrico Pavesi]

There is a free smtp library for CF 1.0 and 2.0...(i do not remember th
name)
you can goggle it.

To me FTP is not a good choice with GPRS (unstable happens that uncomplete
files are created on server), especially if data size is big.

You can try even http Upload (more control on broken communication),
and WebService too.

Regards

 

[Guest]

I'm using an ftp class by Rebex for send data to/From windows mobile and
server DB (GPRS/EDGE).... it works very fine.

Franco

 

[Ahmed Jewahar]

Hi PAtrik,

Apprciate if you could share if you find any solution to send the data
from Device to Server over GPRS. I have an aSmartdevice application
(VS2003/VB.NET) currently running on same as your device. The
application stores data in SQLCE at device and I have give an option to
"send data" which use RDA.Push and RDA.submitsql commands to send the
data inti SQL2k server. This required Device on Cradle or in WLAN and
this process is batch update.

Now, I have been asked send the data from device online. All my data
being stored in SQLCE database in the device. The device is GPRS
enabled. How can I send the data from Device to Server. I have created
FTP site on the same machine where SQL2k is hosted. I can create .TXT
using the data from SQLCE table in the device.

I do not know how to use GPRS connection and send the file through FTP
protocol from the Psion Workabout Pro device.

Appreciate if you kindly help me on the configuration required on the
device to use GPRS, FTP etc..

Many thanks in advance..