I have a serverside python based geoprocessing service that takes a file as its one input parameter. How can I call this service from a python based geoprocesing script running on the desktop? What type of argument should I pass? How should I read that argument on the server side? The file is a binary file (think jpg or zip) not a text file and the server does not have access to the desktop except via service calls.
I don't know the answer to your question, but try reading up on the Python Pickle module; it lets you convert stuff into objects, which can then be passed between things... This, obviously, has a huge number of applications, but you should be able to find an example on the net of doing what you need; just remember to search 'Python Pickle', not 'arcpy Pickle'.
