[AccessD] Transferring Files via FTP

[Stuart McLachlan]

PING is not  a protocol that uses authentication.

But wgat's worse, Windows FTP.exe doesn't work wth SFTP.


On 9 Oct 2020 at 21:31, David Emerson wrote:

> I can't find any ping commands that accept the credentials.
> 
> I get the same problem when I try getting a list of files using this
> function:
> 
> Function ListFTPFiles(strFTPLogin As String, strFTPPassword As String,
> strDirectory As String) As Variant
> 
>     On Error GoTo Err_ListFTPFiles
> 
>     Const q As String * 1 = """"
> 
>     Dim sEXE As String, strList As String, strFiles() As String, x As
>     Long,
> ff As Long
> 
>     strList = TempDir() & "FTPCmds.tmp"
>     ff = FreeFile
> 
>     Open strList For Output As #ff
>     Print #ff, "open " & Nz(basCustomDLookUp("FTPSiteAddress",
> "dbo.tlkpSystemSetting", "SYID = 1"), "")
>     Print #ff, strFTPLogin
>     Print #ff, strFTPPassword
>     Print #ff, "cd " & strDirectory
>     Print #ff, "ls . " & TempDir() & "webfiles.txt"
>     Print #ff, "bye"
>     Close #ff
> 
>     sEXE = Environ$("COMSPEC")
>     sEXE = Left$(sEXE, Len(sEXE) - Len(Dir(sEXE)))
>     sEXE = sEXE & "ftp.exe -s:" & q & strList & q
>     ShellWait sEXE, vbHide
> '    Kill strList
>     ff = FreeFile
>     Open TempDir() & "webfiles.txt" For Input As #ff
>     While Not EOF(ff)
>         x = x + 1
>         ReDim Preserve strFiles(x)
>         Line Input #1, strFiles(x)
>     Wend
>     Close #ff
>     'Kill TempDir() & "webfiles.txt"
>     ListFTPFiles = strFiles()
> 
> The webfiles.txt file is not being created.  The strDirectory ("EIEPin
> ") exists and is off the root directory.  It also has files in it.
> 
> Do I need to send the port number through?  It should be 22.
> 
> David
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: AccessD <accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com> On Behalf Of
> Gustav Brock via AccessD Sent: Friday, 9 October 2020 9:19 pm To:
> Access Developers discussion and problem solving
> <accessd at databaseadvisors.com> Cc: Gustav Brock <gustav at cactus.dk>
> Subject: Re: [AccessD] Transferring Files via FTP
> 
> Hi David
> 
> > I am able to connect using FileZilla.  But this includes a login and
> password.
> 
> I guess you still need to pass your credentials.
> 
> /gustav 
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