ftp download

[fluppe689]

Hello Experts,

I hope that this question is easy, allthough I have not done this before. I have to get csv en picture files from an ftp site.
Is there an easy way to do it. So how to copy the files in a directory on my server ?

wfg,

Filip Merlier

 

[Olaf Doschke]

If you don't need any login you can download in the same way as via http, via the URL and Windows API urldownloadtofile.

There is the file transfer ActiveX, and besides that:

http://www.sweetpotatosoftware.com/SPSBlog/PermaLink,guid,e7cccb45-7d99-4c35-85bc-e123c81c8794.aspx

Choose whatever suits you best.

Bye, Olaf

 

[Mike Lewis]

There is also the Internet Transfer Control, which is one of the Activex controls that come with VFP. You can use this to send any command to an FTP server, including file transfers. It also supports FTP sites that require a log in.

Mike

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[Olaf Doschke]

Internet Transfer Control, yes. That is what I meant as I said file transfer ActiveX. Thanks Mike, noobody ould have found that as file transfer ActiveX.

Bye, Olaf.

 

[Mike Lewis]

And, for what it's worth, here is an example of how to download a file:

loNet = CREATEOBJECT("inetctls.inet")
loNet.Password = "MyPassword"
loNet.UserName = "Mike"

lcSite = "FTP://ftp.somesite.com"
lcCommand = "GET MyFile.csv c:\data\somefile.csv"
loNet.Execute(lcSite, lcCommand)

This will retrieve a file from the specified FTP site, and save it in a local directory on the C drive.

Mike

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