FTPDateTime (Function)

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FTPDateTime (Function)

In french: FTPDateHeure

Returns the different dates and times (creation, modification or access) associated with a file found on an FTP server (File Transfer Protocol).

Versions 22 and later

This function is now available in Android widget mode.

This function is now available for Android applications.

This function is now available for Java applications.

This function is now available for PHP sites.

New in version 22

This function is now available in Android widget mode.

This function is now available for Android applications.

This function is now available for Java applications.

This function is now available for PHP sites.

This function is now available in Android widget mode.

This function is now available for Android applications.

This function is now available for Java applications.

This function is now available for PHP sites.

Example

ResDate = FTPDateTime(ConnectionNum, "/Documents/File.txt")

Syntax

Finding out the different dates and times associated with the last file viewed Hide the details

<Result> = FTPDateTime([<Type of date>])

<Result>: Character string or DateTime variable

Date and time (YYYYMMDDHHmmSSCC format) associated with the last file viewed via one of the following FTP functions: FTPAttribute, FTPTime, FTPSize, FTPListFile.
Empty string ("") if an error occurred. To get more details on the error, use ErrorInfo with the errMessage constant.
Unlike syntax 2, no request is sent to the server. This syntax is recommended whenever possible.

<Type of date>: Optional Integer constant

Date and time to use:
ftpAccess Date and time of last access to the file.
ftpCreation Date and time of file creation.
ftpModification
(Default value) Date and time of last file modification.

Finding out the different dates and times associated with the specified file Hide the details

<Result> = FTPDateTime(<Connection identifier> , <File name> [, <Type of date>])

<Result>: Character string or DateTime variable

Date and time of the specified file (in YYYYMMDDHHmmSS format),
Empty string ("") if an error occurred. To get more details on the error, use ErrorInfo with the errMessage constant.

<Connection identifier>: Integer

Connection identifier, returned by FTPConnect.

<File name>: Character string

Name and full (or relative) path of the file be accessed. The different path sections are separated by "slashes" ("/").

<Type of date>: Optional Integer constant

Date and time to use:
ftpAccess Date and time of last access to the file.
ftpCreation Date and time of file creation.
ftpModification
(Default value) Date and time of last file modification.

Remarks

File date

Due to a bug in a Microsoft component, the year returned by FTPDateTime may be invalid for some versions of Internet Explorer 5.0. If the file was created or modified on the same day, the date may be one year earlier than the actual date.

Timeout

By default, all the FTP functions fail if the FTP server does not respond within 20 seconds. This timeout can be modified with FTPConnect when connecting to the FTP server.

Internet browser

FTPDateTime requires Internet Explorer version 3 or later.

If a problem occurs, we recommend that you run a test with the browser by directly passing a link such as ftp://server/... If a problem occurs with Internet Explorer (with a UNIX server for example), use FTPCommand directly.

Rights of users

Only a user who has read rights on the FTP server can get information about the files or the directories found on an FTP server. In most cases, the read rights are granted to the "anonymous" users.

Relative and absolute path

The notions of relative path and absolute path are very important in an FTP application.

A path starting with a slash is considered as being an absolute path: it is the path in relation to the root of the FTP server (parameter specific to the server).
Example: /ad/user/JULIA
A path not starting with a slash is considered as being a relative path, which means a path given in relation to the current directory. This current directory can be returned or modified by FTPCurrentDir.

When connecting to an FTP site, the initial directory (the "home directory" of the user) is not necessarily found at the root of the FTP server. Therefore, we recommend that you use relative paths.

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