VB.NET Requires Chilkat v11.0.0+

Transfer a File using Sockets (TLS or non-TLS)

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Demonstrates how to two programs, one a socket writer and the other a socket reader, can transfer a file. The connection can be TLS or a regular non-encrypted TCP connection. VB.NET

Dim success As Boolean = False

'  This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
'  See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

'  On the sending side, we'll load the file into a BinData object and send.
'  On the receiving side, we'll read from the socket connection into a BinData, and save to a file.
'  This example assumes the file is not crazy-large, and that the entire contents
'  can fit into memory.  
'  (If the file is too large for memory, there are other ways to send. It just involves streaming or 
'  sending the file chunk-by-chunk..)

'  This section of code is for the sender.
Dim bdToSend As New Chilkat.BinData
success = bdToSend.LoadFile("somePath/someFile.dat")
'  Assume success for the example...

Dim sndSock As New Chilkat.Socket
Dim bUseTls As Boolean = True
Dim port As Integer = 5555
Dim maxWaitMs As Integer = 5000
success = sndSock.Connect("some_domain_or_ip.com",port,bUseTls,maxWaitMs)
'  Assume success for the example...

'  Tell the receiver how many bytes are coming.
Dim numBytes As Integer = bdToSend.NumBytes
Dim bBigEndian As Boolean = True
success = sndSock.SendInt32(numBytes,bBigEndian)

'  Send the file data (sends the entire contents of bdToSend).
success = sndSock.SendBd(bdToSend,0,0)

'  Get an acknowledgement.
success = sndSock.ReceiveInt32(bBigEndian)
If (success = False) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(sndSock.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


'  Did the receiver get the correct number of bytes?
If (sndSock.ReceivedInt <> numBytes) Then
    Debug.WriteLine("The receiver did not acknowledge with the correct number of bytes.")
    Exit Sub
End If


Debug.WriteLine("File sent!")

'  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
'  The code below is for the receiving side (running on some other computer..)

Dim listenSock As New Chilkat.Socket

success = listenSock.BindAndListen(5555,25)
If (success = False) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(listenSock.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


'  Get the next incoming connection
'  Wait a maximum of 20 seconds (20000 millisec)
Dim rcvSock As New Chilkat.Socket
success = listenSock.AcceptNext(20000,rcvSock)
If (success = False) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(listenSock.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


'  The sender will first send the big-endian integer for the number of bytes
'  that are forthcoming..
success = rcvSock.ReceiveInt32(bBigEndian)
If (success <> True) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(rcvSock.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


Dim numBytesComing As Integer = rcvSock.ReceivedInt

'  Receive that many bytes..
Dim bdReceived As New Chilkat.BinData
success = rcvSock.ReceiveBdN(numBytesComing,bdReceived)
If (success <> True) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(rcvSock.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


'  Acknowledge the sender by sending back the number of bytes we received.
success = rcvSock.SendInt32(bdReceived.NumBytes,bBigEndian)

'  Close the connection.
Dim maxWaitMs As Integer = 20
rcvSock.Close(maxWaitMs)

'  Save the received data to a file.
success = bdReceived.WriteFile("somePath/someFile.dat")
'  Assume success for the example...

Debug.WriteLine("File received!")