# Writing to a File on Network

**URL:** <https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/writing-to-a-file-on-network/7915>\
**Category:** RAPID Programming\
**Tags:** networking, rapid-code\
**Created:** [October 2, 2017, 8:18am UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/writing-to-a-file-on-network/7915 "2017-10-02T08:18:28Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Bahadir\_Boge](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/tech-community.robotics.abb.com/bahadir_boge/32/3406_2.png) [@Bahadir\_Boge](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/u/Bahadir_Boge)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2017, 8:18am UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/writing-to-a-file-on-network/7915/1 "2017-10-02T08:18:28Z")

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Hi,

I have a program that logs programs worked, paint consumed etc. on robot. What I want to do is to log all different robot data on one computer that is on the network. But I don’t know how to access to another computer from Robot. I know I should use Open/OpenDir but I dont know how. Can anyone help me with this?

Thanks and best regards.

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**Author:** ![soup](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/tech-community.robotics.abb.com/soup/32/1592_2.png) [@soup](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/u/soup)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2017, 1:07pm UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/writing-to-a-file-on-network/7915/2 "2017-10-02T13:07:10Z")

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Writing data via FTP is pretty simple. Do you have / could you buy the FTP option on this controller?

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**Author:** ![Bahadir\_Boge](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/tech-community.robotics.abb.com/bahadir_boge/32/3406_2.png) [@Bahadir\_Boge](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/u/Bahadir_Boge)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2017, 5:00pm UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/writing-to-a-file-on-network/7915/3 "2017-10-02T17:00:02Z")

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I will check tomorrow. Thanks for the help.