Location My.Computer.Network.UploadFile Syntax My.Computer.Network.UploadFile(sourceFileName, address _ [, username, password[, showUI, connectionTimeout _ [, onUserCancel]]])
or: My.Computer.Network.UploadFile(sourceFileName, uri _ [, username, password[, showUI, connectionTimeout _ [, onUserCancel]]])
or: My.Computer.Network.UploadFile(sourceFileName, uri, _ networkCredentials, showUI, connectionTimeout[, onUserCancel])
sourceFileName (required; String) The local source path of the file to be uploaded.
address (required in syntax 1; String) The destination web site address, including the full URL path.
uri (required in syntax 2 and 3; System.Uri) The uniform resource identifier (URI) of the destination web site address.
username (optional; String) The network user name for authentication purposes. If supplied, password must also be used.
password (optional; String) The network password for authentication purposes. If supplied, username must also be used.
showUI (optional; Boolean) Indicates whether a progress window should appear during the upload. By default, no progress window appears.
connectionTimeout (optional; Integer) The number of seconds to wait before failure. By default, the timeout is 100 seconds.
onUserCancel (optional; UICancelOption enumeration) The progress window includes a Cancel button. When pressed, the method takes action based on this parameter. One of the following Microsoft.VisualBasic.FileIO.UICancelOption enumeration values. Value | Description |
|---|
DoNothing | Aborts the upload but returns no information indicating that the upload was cancelled | ThrowException | Throws an exception |
If this parameter is missing, ThrowException is used by default.
networkCredentials (required in syntax 3; ICredentials interface) The credentials to be supplied for authentication purposes, based on the System.Net.ICredentials interface.
Description The UploadFile method sends a local file to a remote server via a web page that supports file uploading. Usage at a Glance An exception is thrown if the source or destination path is invalid, or if the destination web site denies the request. An exception is thrown if the user has invalid or insufficient security permissions to perform the download. An exception is thrown if a connection timeout occurs due to a lack of server response.
Example The following example uploads a local file to a web site. My.Computer.Network.UploadFile _ ("C:\PriceList.txt", "http://www.oreilly.com/upload.aspx", )
Related Framework Entries See Also Network Object, DownloadFile Method |
