FTPGetFile Help

obfusc88 · Post by **obfusc88** » Mon Jun 28, 2010 10:33 pm

Having trouble making an FTP download.

Result Code is "-". Using Macro Scheduler 11.1.20
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FTPGetFile prompts in the Editor don't match the Help syntax. Which one is correct? I guess the Editor since the code builder only shows six values also?

Help file syntax, 8 parameters:
FTPGetFile>Server,Username,Password,port,Local_Path,Host_Dir,Host_Filespec,Mode

Editor prompt syntax, 6 parameters:
FTPGetFile>Server Name/Address,Username,Password,Port Number,Local File,Host

Using six parameters. I can use FTPGetDirList OK, it shows all 63 files.

Also, what are the values for FTP_RESULT?
What does "-" mean, I suspect it is a failure.
What other values might I see, not noted in Help file. I did see "Success" when I did GetDirList.

adroege · Post by **adroege** » Tue Jun 29, 2010 12:20 am

FTPGetFile>ftp.mjtnet.com,anonymous,[email protected],21,%WIN_DIR%\_msver.txt,/pub/msver.txt,A

This example from the help file in version 10 worked for me. I believe the FTP_RESULT is going to depend upon what "flavor" of FTP server you are connecting to - they are not all the same.

Depending upon the FTP server you are connecting to, you might need to enable Passive mode i.e.

If passive mode is required, set FTP_PASSIVE to 1.

obfusc88 · Post by **obfusc88** » Tue Jun 29, 2010 2:49 am

adroege wrote:
FTPGetFile>ftp.mjtnet.com,anonymous,[email protected],21,%WIN_DIR%\_msver.txt,/pub/msver.txt,A

Strange, this example looks like it has SEVEN parameters.
Passive Mode is not the answer.

Thanks for the ideas....

Post by **Marcus Tettmar** » Tue Jun 29, 2010 8:31 am

FTPGetFile requires 8 parameters in v11 and above, and my editor in v11 and v12 correctly shows this. When v11 was released FTPGetFile and FTPPutFile required that the remote directory and filename were separate parameters.

obfusc88 · Post by **obfusc88** » Wed Jun 30, 2010 12:39 am

Thank you for the info mtettmar.

It turns out that my Editor screen needed to be expanded.
This is what I saw:

You can see that the last few parameters do not show, and there is not arrow to signify the need to scroll right or widen the window. My window was actually narrower and did not show the full HostDir and subsequent.

I will try using the 8 values, this should be OK.....