How can Labview connect to a server & deposite a file?

[Ano Ano]

Hello,

I need to design a feature in my application where the client/remote user can register the software via the internet.

Hence, It will need to send a string my company server and from there another application to read and store the string.

Any ideas on how to do it?

[Roderic]

Hello,

There are many ways to do so, I would just use TCP IP protocol. Another way woulod be to transfer a file via FTP to the server (it may contain a string or wathever usefull information)

Edited November 2, 2012 by Roderic

[Ton Plomp]

You could set up a server using the Webservice functionality and connect to it with the HTTP protocol VIs. You even get security with that route.

Ton

[ShaunR]

Get your IT department to handle all the internet stuff and inserted in a DB. Then just query the DB using the Database Toolkit. You won't have to worry about security, webservers and firewalls or have to maintain webpages, log-ins, registrations etc It will also be fully integrated with your corporate website. Your labview stuff will be safely isolated behind the corporate firewall.

Edited November 2, 2012 by ShaunR

[David_L]

If you want to avoid the overhead of developing a custom licensing solution and supporting the server infrastructure, NI created the Third Party Licensing & Activation Toolkit which I think does exactly what you are looking to do. Since it's off-topic to what you actually asked here, I won't go into too many details but check out ni.com/licensingtoolkit for details or feel free to send me a PM if you have questions on it.