[AccessD] A2003: FTP and Network Connection Gurus

Hi William

Many many thanks works like a charm

Stuart and Gustav - my most sincere thanks for trying to get a luddite
through this

I really appreciate your patience and your efforts

Have a great day

Darren


-----Original Message-----
From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of William Hindman
Sent: Friday, 10 December 2004 10:37 PM
To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
Subject: Re: [AccessD] A2003: FTP and Network Connection Gurus

Darren

..sent you off line a working mdb that imports a file from another mdb and
then ftps it to a server on a schedule ...hth :)

William Hindman

----- Original Message -----
From: "Darren DICK" <d.dick at uws.edu.au>
To: "'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'" 
<accessd at databaseadvisors.com>
Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2004 10:28 PM
Subject: RE: [AccessD] A2003: FTP and Network Connection Gurus


> Hi Gustav
> Do you have a working example?
>
> After 5 hours - yes 5 hours - I give up
>
> DD
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gustav Brock
> Sent: Thursday, 9 December 2004 8:14 PM
> To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com
> Subject: Re: [AccessD] A2003: FTP and Network Connection Gurus
>
> Hi Darren
>
> If you prefer a little more than a DOS box for the user to view, go and 
> pick
> Windows Command Line FTP and the Access module to drive it:
>
>  http://www.pacific.net/~ken/software/
>
> /gustav
>
>>>> stuart at lexacorp.com.pg 09-12-2004 03:25:12 >>>
> On 9 Dec 2004 at 9:14, Darren DICK wrote:
>
>> Hi All
>> I need to add an FTP upload screen to one of my APPS
>>
>> Firstly - lemme say I know nothing about such things The client's
>> Network dude gave me...
>> A Server Name
>> A UserName
>> And a Password
>>
>> So...I opened up an FTP client and successfully transferred the back
>> end of the app (About 4meg) to the FTP location he supplied with the
>> credentials he supplied - Phew so far so good :-))
>>
>> Anyone got any code or forms or URL's they'd like to share so I can
>> incorporate something like an FTP scheduler in my app, to run
> nightly?
>>
>
> You can do it by very easily by scripting a FTP session and scheduling it
> using built in Windows capabilities (Look up FTP commands in WIndows
> Help):
>
> Create a text file (c:\ftpstuff\myscript) containing the following,
> substituting the appropriate info. Make sure that there are no trailing
>
> spaces on the lines:
>
> open ftp.myftpserver.com.au
> myusername
> mypassword
> send c:\ftpstuff\myfile.mdb
> disconnect
> quit
>
> Note:  This should work, depending on the FTP Server he is using.  Some
>
> require a line like "USER myusername mypassword" in place of the two lines
> with above.
>
> Then schedule a one line batch file  containing the command:
>
> ftp -s:c:\ftpstuff\myscript
>
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