Working with Local Files

I have to develop a Web-Based application to run on each client's pc. Or, it could be to run on our intranet. This is for internal use only. The requirements are very simple:
1. Web-Based
2. Able to access local client's files
3. Able to upload files via FTP
4. Able to access a MySQL database to query some data
I recently developed a Desktop Application using Visual Basic 2008 Express .Net 3.5. It works ok. Application will look for .pdf files on a specific folder on C: drive, rename the files according to some user's input and database query result, then upload the renamed files to an FTP server. No problem. However, the company don't want a desktop application. So, my goal is to re-create the application using a new Rich Internet Application technology. I then, created a Windows User Control in VB.net 3.5 and embedded the .dll in an html page. This works great on my local development pc, however, it will have some security issues when I try to run it on our intranet. It seems like the control (Activex), will not allow access to the local files. I just need access to be able to rename files on C:, that's it. Then I came across Silverligt and Flex development software. But, after playing with flex for a little, noticed that Flex will not be my best choice to access and rename local files. Any suggestions about the technology that we should use?
Will I be able to accomplish this type of application using a Java Applet?
Thanks!

Hi,
why didn't you check the sy-batch (test if it's a background job) ?
use the DIR_TEMP of the SAP server when it's a background job.
to get the physical directory you could use this kernel function :
CALL 'C_SAPGPARAM' ID 'NAME' FIELD 'DIR_TEMP'
ID 'VALUE' FIELD searchpoints-dirname.
(dirname is a CHAR 75)
Rgd
Frédéric

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