On May 13, 2009, at 7:23 AM, Dave Cragg wrote:
On 12 May 2009, at 22:04, Tereza Snyder wrote:
I tried:
get libUrlFtpCommand( pCmd, the uServer of me, the uUser of me,
the uPasswd of me )
where pCmd is "LIST" or "NLIST" or "NLST" or "LS" and all yield
error messages.
I know you got an answer to how to get a directory listing. But just
for information, libUrlFtpCommand only handles commands that use the
ftp "command socket". While LIST and NLIST are initially sent over
the command socket, to complete they require an additional "data
socket" that handles the actual transfer of data. That in turn
requires some further commands to be sent, as well as opening a data
socket to read from. It quickly gets very messy. Best to use a
simple "get url" for this.
Thanks Dave -
I did look at the libURL scripts for guidance and decided to quickly
and discretely to close it again. Yow! that's heavy-duty scripting!
Is there a website/example stack/discussion thread where I can get up
to speed with ftp concepts presented in a way that jibes with the Rev
context? My current project will be ftp-intensive. I've gotten into
the habit of blithely saying, "Oh yes, Runtime Revolution can do
that... and that... and that..." without admitting that I personally
have never done any of it. Now I have to perform and I find myself
groping in the dark. Though I probably don't have to know anything
about "command sockets" and "data sockets" to use libURL (that's what
it's encapsulating, yes?), I'm just not comfortable unless I know
what's really going on under the hood.
t
--
Tereza Snyder
Califex Software, Inc.
<www.califexsoftware.com>
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