c# ODBC connection to a remote (Non SQL) server to retrieve .csv file

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Hello,
I have a c# application which uses ODBC connections to various databases successfully (eg. DB2 database on iseries) I now need to access a .CSV file on a remote printer server which, is not a SQL server, but I am having problems finding a driver for this. I am able to successfully remote to this server using "Remote Desktop Connection" however I need to be able to do this programmatically and retrieve and update details on a CSV file called "Users&Printers". I looked at "Microsoft Text Driver (*.txt, *.csv) " - however this does not seem to have any remote server connection options available. I need to be able to connect to the server and access the file which is in a folder (C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Optio\OECI\7.7\samples\Users&Printers). Appreciate any suggestions.

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Pat

Posted 7-Dec-13 2:24am

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Wombaticus 7-Dec-13 8:40am

Fetching a text file from a remote server has nothing to do with ODBC. There are lots of ways to do this: Use FTP or (better) look into the WebCLient class

Zoltán Zörgő 7-Dec-13 8:52am

Depends on the access method you can use to fetch the file.

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