wwSFTP::FtpGetFile

High level function to download a file from the SFTP server.

This method is self-contained and opens a connection, receives a file and closes the connection. You don't have to call FtpConnect().

o.FtpGetFile(lcFTPServer, lcFtpSource, lcLocalTarget, lnBinary, lcUsername, lcPassword)

Return Value

0 for success, -1 for failure.

Parameters

lcFTPServer
IP Address or domain name of the server

lcFtpSourceFile
The Ftp file on the server to download. Specify a filename in the current path or relative paths.

  • sailbig.jpg (current folder)
  • subfolder/sailbig.jpg (subfolder below current folder)
  • /subfolder/sailbig.jpg (subfolder below root folder)

lcLocalTarget
The local source file to download to. Either a physical or relative path.

lnBinary
ignored - pass in 0

lcUsername
Username for the accessing the server

lcPassword
Password for accessing the server

Example

loFtp = CREATEOBJECT("wwSftp")
loFtp.nFtpPort = 23

lcHost = "127.0.0.1"
lnPort = 23
lcUsername = "tester"
lcPassword = "password"

lnResult = loFtp.FtpGetFile(lcHost,"sailbig.jpg",".\tests\sailbig.jpg",1,lcUsername,lcPassword)
IF (lnResult != 0)
   ? loFtp.cErrorMsg
ENDIF

See also:

Class wwSFTP
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