Download files from server. (question)

[Vector]

Hi,I want to know if there is another way to transfer files from server to client and from client to server rather than adding

a "file" node in meta.xml file. ()

for example. I have a lot of model/texture files and I don´t want users download all files at once.

Only download the files that client need in that moment.

I guess, I can use triggerClientEvent and triggerServerEvent, and send all the data of a file through this functions as a big string, and then, create the file in client-side

like this:

server-side

  
local file = fileOpen (file_that_request_the_client); 
triggerClientEvent (client_that_request_the_file, "onFileDownload", getRootElement (), file_name, fileRead (file, fileSize (file))); 
fileClose (file);  
  

client-side

  
addEvent ("onFileDownload", true); 
addEventHandler ("onFileDownload", getRootElement (),  
function (fileName, fileData)  
   local file = fileCreate (fileName); 
   fileWrite (file, fileData);  
   fileClose (file); 
end); 
  

Is this the best way to achieve what I want, or there is another way?

[Jesseunit]

Hi,I want to know if there is another way to transfer files from server to client and from client to server rather than adding

a "file" node in meta.xml file. ()

for example. I have a lot of model/texture files and I don´t want users download all files at once.

Only download the files that client need in that moment.

I guess, I can use triggerClientEvent and triggerServerEvent, and send all the data of a file through this functions as a big string, and then, create the file in client-side

like this:

server-side

  
local file = fileOpen (file_that_request_the_client); 
triggerClientEvent (client_that_request_the_file, "onFileDownload", getRootElement (), file_name, fileRead (file, fileSize (file))); 
fileClose (file);  
  

client-side

  
addEvent ("onFileDownload", true); 
addEventHandler ("onFileDownload", getRootElement (),  
function (fileName, fileData)  
   local file = fileCreate (fileName); 
   fileWrite (file, fileData);  
   fileClose (file); 
end); 
  

Is this the best way to achieve what I want, or there is another way?

Use either

fetchRemote 

Or wait until MTA 1.4 is out and use

downloadFile