Class wwFtpClient - West Wind Client Tools

Class wwFtpClient

An FTP and FTPS client that allows you to access FTP servers and perform common FTP transfer and management operations.

Uses the Fluent FTP .NET library.

loFtp  = CREATEOBJECT("wwFtpClient")

loFtp.cServer = "someserver.com"
loFtp.nPort = 23   && only needed with custom ports
loFtp.cUsername = "crankyFun221"
loFtp.cPassword = "superSeekrit#9"

IF !loFtp.Connect()
	? loFtp.cErrorMsg
	RETURN
ENDIF
? "Connected to " + lcServer	

IF !loFtp.DownloadFile("Tools/jsMinifier.zip", "c:\temp\jsMinifier.zip")
	? loFtp.cErrorMsg
	RETURN
ENDIF	
? "Downloaded " + "Tools/jsMinifier.zip"

lcUploadFile = "Tools/jsMinifier" + SYS(2015) + ".zip"
IF !loFtp.UploadFile("c:\temp\jsMinifier.zip", lcUploadFile)
	? loFtp.cErrorMsg
	RETURN
ENDIF
? "Uploaded " + lcuploadFile

*** provide a folder name (no wildcards)
loCol = loFtp.ListFiles("/Tools")
? TRANSFORM(loCol.Count ) + " matching file(s)"
? loFtp.cErrorMsg
FOR EACH loFile IN loCol FOXOBJECT
   IF ( AT("jsMinifier_",loFile.Name) = 1)
	   ? loFtp.oBridge.ToJson(loFile)  && print out file obj as json
	   IF loFtp.DeleteFile(loFile.FullName)
	      ? "Deleted " + loFile.FullName
	   ENDIF
	   
   ENDIF
ENDFOR

loFtp.Close()

Remarks

Dependencies

This API uses a .NET library to provide FTP functionality.

wwIpstuff.dll

wwDotnetBridge.dll

FluentFtp.dll

Class Members

Member		Description
	OnFtpBufferUpdate	A progress event that is fired as files are downloaded or uploaded providing basic progress information as the upload proceeds.
	AddCertificate	Allows you to add a client certificate for the request to allow for TLS connections with non-public certificates. o.AddCertificate(lcCertFile)
	ChangeDirectory	Changes the active directory on the FTP server. This affects how relative paths are handled. o.ChangeDirectory(lcFtpPath)
	Close	Closes the FTP connections. o.wwFtpClient.Close
	Connect	This establishes the initial connection to the server. The connection needs to stay open for any of the FTP operation commands. o.Connect(lcServer, lcUsername, lcPassword)
	CreateDirectory	Creates a new directory on the server. o.CreateDirectory(lcPath)
	DeleteDirectory	Deletes a directory from the FTP server. o.wwFtpClient.DeleteDirectory(lcFtpPath)
	DeleteFile	Deletes a file from the server. o.wwFtpClient.DeleteFile(lcFtpPath)
	DowloadFile	Downloads a file from the FTP server to a local file. o.wwFtpClient.DowloadFile(lcFtpPath,lcLocalPath)
	ExecuteCommand	FtpCommand o.ExecuteCommand(lcCommand)
	ExecuteDownloadCommand	ExecuteDownloadCommand o.ExecuteDownloadCommand(lcCommand)
	Exists	Checks to see if the remote file exists. o.Exists(lcRemoteFile)
	ListFiles	Retrieves a directory listing from the server with all files returned as a collection. o.ListFiles(lcFtpPath)
	UploadFile	Uploads a file to the server from a local file. o.wwFtpClient.UploadFile(lcLocalFile, lcFtpPath)
	cErrorMsg	Error message set after a method call that fails
	cHttpProxyName
	cLogFile	Optional log file that receives ftp log output.
	cPassword	Password for authentication with the FTP server.
	cServer	Domain name or IP address for the server
	cUsername	Username for authentication against the FTP server.
	lIgnoreCertificateErrors	Allows you to ignore certificate errors that due to expired, revoked or otherwise invalid certificates on the server.
	lpassiveftp	Flag that determines whether to use passive or active FTP
	lUseTls	Tsl used for this request (FTPS protocol: FTP over TLS)
	nHttpProxyPort
	nPort	The port to run the FTP connection on
	nTimeout	Connection timeout in seconds.
	oBridge	wwDotnetBridge Instance that interfaces with the wwFtpClient .NET instance.
	oFtpClient	The .NET wwFtpClient instance that interfaces with the Fluent FTP library.

Requirements

Assembly: wwFtpClient.prg wwIpstuff.dll wwDotnetBridge.dll FluentFtp.dll