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PurpleYouko:
This is just for uploading and downloading files for use in organism sharing.
In case you haven't used this facility in DB it allows the program to periodically log on to a database and download/upload a robot text file.
In the past this has been done by connecting a computer to an internet connection then accessing its IP address in order to move the files. Over the summer it was connected to a computer that Nums set up for this purpose. Previously Carlo had one set up in Italy but the connection was really slow.
What I would like to do is to set up a database such as SQL or maybe even Access which would sit on the Darwinbots (or some other) site and hold a bunch of DNA files. Each copy of the DB software would then act as a client and send queries to the database to either upload or download the text files. (Note: Downloading requires the removal of the file from the database or else one organism becomes many through a cloning process)
Make sense now?
Ulciscor:
That shouldn't be too tough at all. It could be set to check the response to see if the upload/download has worked.
Numsgil:
Good, set something up and I'll work out the Darwinbots programming details.
Ulciscor:
Access has a max field size for text so are you going to post the DNA as binary or a file?
Numsgil:
I think DB saves the organisms as .dbo (organism files). This includes things like nrg, body, other bots (in a MB), etc.
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