A Small Project I Need Help With

Alright, this is a pretty simple part of a project I'm hoping to design, and it's not that extensive (or at least I don't think it'll be).

I need to know how to get the Wii to open an XML file from a server, then (optionally) edit a fixed different one.

Example:

1. Init WiFi
2. Load and open 1.xml from a server
3. If a part of 1.xml contains "2," ask if the user wants to edit 2.xml
If Yes:
4. Load and edit 2.xml from the same server
5. When done, repost the edited 2.xml to server
If No:
4. Exit to HBC

I know it sounds weird, but please bear with me here, I've got the main idea in mind, I just don't know how to do that^^

Also, I don't know the limitations of file loading on Wii, so is there a certain website I should upload it to, or can I use, say, Google Code or Freewebs?

Thanks for the support, and sorry for being a coding noob. :P

P.S. WHAT triggers that pirate animation when trying to post? I'm not using Limewire or anything, wtf?

Well no ones going to write the entire program for you. If you have specific questions regarding writing it though, feel free to ask.

Regarding file access limitations: There shouldn't be any.

Regarding the cause of the pirate animation: Reading fail. You need to click a check box agreeing promising not to post content related to piracy before starting a topic. If you don't check it, you get a warning that pops up telling you to check it. If you ignore the warning and try to post anyways, you're redirected to the animation.

Yeah... thanks.

This is only a portion of it, like I said, I just don't know how to open an xml.

And yes, I can read. I think I forgot to re-tick the box after I previewed the post. Don't you think I would've read that if I actually got a message posted on here?

Reading and modifing XML isn't that hard with TinyXML: [wiibrew.org]
Downloading a file is a bit tougher, but there is an example http.c which does a HTTP1.0 request.
Uploading a file is a once again a bit tougher. No real examples, and if you want to use some external service like freewebs than it's even harder.

You say you aren't that experienced with coding, at which I say the following. You might want to consider a different project. The difficulty of network programming, combined with a lot of different techs (HTTP, XML, TCP, some random internet webpage containing javascript? php?) makes this not an easy feat for the unexperienced.

Thanks for the input, Daid, I think I've got it now (besides reuploading).

But where on the internet should I store the XML? A lot of homebrew apps have dedicated servers to hold things, so where can I do that?

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Thanks for the input, Daid, I think I've got it now (besides reuploading).

But where on the internet should I store the XML? A lot of homebrew apps have dedicated servers to hold things, so where can I do that?

This depends on what you want to do. The only real way to copy the file is through ftp. But if you have you're own hosting and access to php I would create a simple php file that you could send the XML and recreate. i.e.

pseudo code

mysite.com/savemyxmlfile.php?contents=[put the xml file contents here]

in savemyxmlfile.php
...
$mycontents = $GET['contents'];
....
create file
write $mycontents to that file.

If you don't have a host and are wanting to upload to a free storage site then you'll need to figure out their protocol.

Id use SMB and start with the source for wiixplorer.

[code.google.com]

all the code you need to access the remote. Plus many of the file operations.

But then, it's maintained on my personal computer, right?

I guess I'll need to get a good virus protector if my project will be used...

I wouldn't advise using SMB, unless you want each user to have their own XML or something. Use a public host. Don't what to advise, Google Code may be a good idea.