FTPCommand (Function)

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Example: Getting a TEST file found in the AAA library of an AS/400:
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FTPCommand (Function)

In french: FTPCommande

Sends a specific FTP command to a server.

Versions 18 and later
Caution: This function is not available during a connection in mode:

FTPIS: FTP secured according to the SSL protocol with implicit encryption.
FTPES: FTP secured according to the SSL protocol with explicit encryption.
SFTP: FTP secured by a SSH channel.

New in version 18
Caution: This function is not available during a connection in mode:

FTPIS: FTP secured according to the SSL protocol with implicit encryption.
FTPES: FTP secured according to the SSL protocol with explicit encryption.
SFTP: FTP secured by a SSH channel.

Caution: This function is not available during a connection in mode:

FTPIS: FTP secured according to the SSL protocol with implicit encryption.
FTPES: FTP secured according to the SSL protocol with explicit encryption.
SFTP: FTP secured by a SSH channel.

Example

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// Connexion du poste en cours au serveur FTP
NumConnexion = FTPConnect("192.54.12.8")
// Demande du système du serveur
IF FTPCommand(NumConnexion, "SYST", Réponse) = True THEN
Info("Information sur le système du serveur: " + CR + Réponse)
ELSE
Info("Le serveur n'accepte pas la commande SYST." + ...
"L'information sur le système du serveur n'est pas disponible")
END
// Demande de la liste des fichiers du répertoire courant
IF FTPCommand(NumConnexion, "LIST", Réponse, MaListe) = True THEN
// Voici la liste des fichiers du répertoire en cours sur le serveur
Info("Voici la liste des fichiers du répertoire en cours sur le serveur: " + CR + MaListe)
END

Syntax

Sending a specific FTP command to a server Hide the details

<Result> = FTPCommand(<Connection identifier> , <FTP command> [, <Server response> [, <Result of command> [, <Transfer mode> [, <Data to send>]]]])

<Result>: Boolean

True if the command was run,
False if a problem occurred.

<Connection identifier>: Integer

Connection identifier, returned by FTPConnect.

<FTP command>: Character string

FTP command sent to the server.

<Server response>: Optional character string

Character string variable containing the server response for the specified FTP command. This parameter enables you to get the server response on the connection channel (the connection channel allows error or success messages to be received).

<Result of command>: Optional ANSI character string

ANSI Character String variable containing the data corresponding to the result of the specified FTP command. This result is returned by the server on the data channel.
Caution: If this parameter is specified, FTPCommand locks the computer until a result is received. More specifically, if the command does not expect a result through the data channel, the client is locked indefinitely. For more details, see the RFC959 specification.

<Transfer mode>: Optional Integer constant

Transfer mode used:
ftpASCIIMode Transfer performed in ASCII mode. This mode is used to transfer data between two different types of operating systems, from UNIX to Windows for example: the transferred file is changed into the ASCII format of destination system.
ftpBinaryMode
(Default value) Transfer performed in binary mode: The file is strictly identical between the sending and the receiving.

<Data to send>: Optional character string

Data associated with the FTP command that will be sent to the FTP server. This data is sent through the data channel.

Remarks

Reminder about the FTP protocol

This protocol is using 2 communication channels:

A command channel: is used to send commands and to receive error or success messages,
A data channel used to transfer the data associated with the command.

FTP commands

All the commands that can be used on an FTP server are found in the RFC989 specification. This document is available on the Internet (use a search engine and search for the RFC959 reference).

Some standard examples: Uploading and downloading files with FTPCommand

1. Downloading files:

Réponse, ResData sont des chaînes
FTPCommande(<Identifiant de la connexion>, ...
"RETR " + <Nom Fichier serveur>, ...
Réponse, ResData, <Mode de transfert>)
// ResData contient le fichier

2. Uploading files:

Réponse, ResData, DataRésultat sont des chaînes
// ResData contient le fichier à envoyer
FTPCommande(<Identifiant de la connexion>,...
"STOR " + <Nom Fichier serveur>, ...
Réponse, DataRésultat, <Mode de transfert>, ResData)

Example: Getting a TEST file found in the AAA library of an AS/400:

Réponse, ResData are strings
IDFTP = FTPConnect("as400", "login", "MDP")
FTPCommand(IDFTP,"RETR " + "AAA/TEST", Réponse, ResData)
// ResData contient le fichier
fSaveText("C:\Tmp\test", ResData)

Use conditions

The FTPCommand feature is available only if INTERNET Explorer 5 (or higher) is installed on the FTP Client machine.

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