sending xml file to client

Question

What is the best way to send an xml file from an html web sever to a client without the client first having asked for it. I'm using ASP.NET for the main web page on my server. The client can of course ask for data from the server. I want to send a list of valid users as an xml file to the client after the users been enterd at the server and stored in an xml file. The file would then be transfered to the client for storage on the client. Thanks Keith Stallings

S_Kiryazov · Answer

// What is the best way to send an xml file from an html web sever to a client without the client first having asked for it I think that you can't. The only way to send data to the client without he explicitly requesting it is through cookies. If 4k are enough or if you can split your data in pieces cookies seem to be OK. Just a suggestion - maybe you can achieve this with a client-side script writing the xml file to the clients hdd. But you'll face serious security restrictions because no one want's every web site to write to his hard drive. But maybe if you give write permissions to the internet gest account IUSR_ it will be possible.

pradeeps · Answer

U can use web service if that's feasible.