[AccessD] FTP command line, passive mode

Hi Marty

Interesting, but that also would require a complete rewrite of the
FTP up- and download routines which is what I try to avoid.

/gustav


> How about using a watched folder or directory, when a file is added to a 
> folder then do something

> Creating a Watched Folder with FindChangeNotification API
> http://vbnet.mvps.org/index.html?code/fileapi/watchedfolder.htm

> I didn't realize you could ftp download with a couple of lines of code.
> Someone was looking for this, you could stick this in html via vbscript 
> or javascript
> The popup window allows you to specify where to place the file.

> Private Declare Function DoFileDownload Lib "shdocvw" _
>     (ByVal lpszFile As String) As Long
>  Sub ftptestrun() 
>    Dim sDownload As String
>    sDownload = 
> StrConv("http://www5.brinkster.com/mconnelly/GenericDB/suppliers.csv", 
> vbUnicode)
>    Call DoFileDownload(sDownload)
> End Sub


> Steve Conklin (Developer at UltraDNT) wrote:

>>What does "passive mode" mean in this context?
>>
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
>>[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gustav Brock
>>Sent: Friday, October 29, 2004 8:38 AM
>>To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
>>Subject: [AccessD] FTP command line, passive mode
>>
>>
>>Hi all
>>
>>A client has an app which uses a lot of calls of the standard Windows
>>FTP command line utility with script files.
>>
>>However, the client now need it to run in passive mode which the Windows
>>FTP thing can not.
>>
>>I can rewrite the app using 3D-FTP but that will be a lot of work - so I
>>wonder if anyone is aware of a direct replacement which can understand
>>the script files you can pass to Windows FTP?
>>
>>/gustav