Reading files ( data ) in a remote directory

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Hi Team,
As I am trying to explore, I have a query again!!!
I want to read all files and folders present in a remote machine and manipulate them.
How can i achieve this using Windows C programs ( win32Api )
Atleast if can you please tell me any book or site which explicitly has information about these tasks which i wanted to perform.
Appreciate your responses.

Regards,
Kiran.

Posted 30-May-11 5:06am

AshakiranBhatter

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Manfred Rudolf Bihy · Answer 1 · 2011-05-30T06:04:00

Create a share on the remote machine that exposes the directory and give the proper access rights to both the share and the directory (including the files). Access the files with normal Win32API function for file access using UNC paths e.g.: \\server.domain.xxx\sharename\directory1\...\filename.extension
If you have administrative rights you can even use the admin shares \\server.domain.xxx\c$ etc.

This also means that the ports used in SMB would have to be open from your machine to the remote of course. This is more likely the case if you operating on a LAN opposed to a WAN connection where this most likely not the case.

Cheers!

-MRB