Reading file at a given offset on a web server

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sb5309@yahoo.com - 05 Mar 2008 01:04 GMT

Assume there is a file on a web server (linux), name "abc.dat".

The file can be reached via: http://www.domain123.com/abc.dat

There is no server side script or java program.

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Use a client side script/program, how to get the server to read the
file "abc.dat" at a given offset and return the data ?

Thanks.

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Carl - 05 Mar 2008 01:09 GMT

> Assume there is a file on a web server (linux), name "abc.dat".
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> Thanks.

Interesting, As I just posted this link on another thread...

Start here:
http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/networking/urls/index.html
http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/networking/urls/readingURL.html

Hope that helps.

P.S. This sounds an awful lot like homework...

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Sanny - 05 Mar 2008 08:03 GMT

On Mar 5, 6:04 am, sb5...@yahoo.com wrote:

> Assume there is a file on a web server (linux), name "abc.dat".
>
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> Use a client side script/program, how to get the server to read the
> file "abc.dat" at a given offset and return the data ?

Do you want the Client to access "abc.dat"? Then you can get access to
the file throgh networking.

Incase of Applet use Connection conn= MYURL.getConnection...

And somewhere define MYURL = new URL(http://www.domain123.com/
abc.dat);

Read all the file using read() command.

Go through the syntaxes. I never recall the correct Syntax. As I use
both C/ Java and I sometimes confuse about whether this command is
used in C or in Java. As Both use simmilar structures.

Bye
Sanny

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