FTP_GET_LIST Function

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Example
Example

Syntax

File_List as C = FTP_GET_LIST(C address, C user, C password [, C path [, L NLIST]])

Arguments

addressCharacter: The FTP address of the transmission.
userCharacter: The user's identity.
passwordCharacter: The user's password.
pathCharacter: Default = "". The directory of the Address. The path of the directory to examine.
NLISTLogical: Default = .F.. Defines the informatoin to list. If .T., the names of the files are retrieved. If .F., the owner, group, size, date, and name of files are returned.

Returns

File_ListCharacter: Returns a list of files.

Description

The FTP_GET_LIST() function retrieves a list of files in a directory over a FTP connection.

The format of the directory listing varies from server to server.

Example

This example retrieves only file names.

dim fl as C
fl = FTP_GET_LIST("www.alphasoftware.com", "userid", "password", "/products/review", .t.)
? fl
= A1BookingScreen.jpg
A1ControlCentre.jpg
A1Invoice.jpg
Action_Script_ADO_ODBC_Data.jpg
Action_Script_View_Xbasic.jpg
...

Example

The example retrieves file details. The entries are separated by space characters.

dim fl as C
fl = FTP_GET_LIST("www.alphasoftware.com", "userid", "password", "/directory/pagename", .f.)
? fl
= -rwxrwxrwx

1 owner

group

216541 Aug 18 11:18 A1BookingScreen.jpg
-rwxrwxrwx

1 owner

group

266488 Aug 18 11:18 A1ControlCentre.jpg
-rwxrwxrwx

1 owner

group
 
86652 Aug 18 11:18 A1Invoice.jpg
-rwxrwxrwx

1 owner

group
 
76308 Aug 18 11:18 Action_Script_ADO_ODBC_Data.jpg
-rwxrwxrwx

1 owner

group
 
65822 Aug 18 11:18 Action_Script_View_Xbasic.jpg
...