Hello,

I can't find a way to change the directory on the FTP server. Is there 
any way to do this?

I have to reach ftp.myhost.com/myuser

Kind regards,

Georg

Greetings,

From the ftp (root) after logon, try:

CD myuser  [Enter]

HTH,
Bob

"Georg S. Lorrig" <georg@lorrig.DONTSPAMME.com> wrote in message
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> Hello,
>
> I can't find a way to change the directory on the FTP server. Is there
> any way to do this?
>
> I have to reach ftp.myhost.com/myuser
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Georg
>

Hi, Bob -

you're right, if I ask the wrong question, I get the wrong answer.

So please let me correct my question:

How can I change the directory on a FTP server when using ASInet?

Kind regards,

Georg

Georg,

>How can I change the directory on a FTP server when using ASInet?

As ASINet does not support any kind of commands besides "get()", "put()", and 
"delete()", you can't change the FTP directory with ASINet -- but you do not 
need to change it either.

If you want to "get()", "put()", or "delete()" a file, you always need to use 
the complete path in the filename.

As there is no (documented) way to access the ASINet FTP Socket(s) directly, 
there does not seem to be a way to do any enhancements or sub-classing of the 
ASINet "FTPClient()", short of writing your own from scratch.

This is the most ridiculous and useless design I have ever seen. And even
though everybody who has ever tried to use the ASINet FTP client for anything 
else but simple file transfer -- where you need to know already the file 
structure on the FTP server to be able to use it -- has complained about 
this, ASTAG has never changed anything (besides some minor bug fixes).

If you need more functionality, you probably need to use a third party 
product, like "FTP4W32" (which is freeware), or Marshall Software's "FCE4XB" 
(which is shareware and costs $105 to register).

Unless ASTAG adds more features to the ASINet "FTPClient()" or at least opens
it up for user modification, its usefulness will always be extremely 
limited.

-- Andreas

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Andreas,

> This is the most ridiculous and useless design I have ever seen. And even
> though everybody who has ever tried to use the ASINet FTP client for anything
> else but simple file transfer -- where you need to know already the file
> structure on the FTP server to be able to use it -- has complained about
> this, ASTAG has never changed anything (besides some minor bug fixes).
>
> If you need more functionality, you probably need to use a third party
> product, like "FTP4W32" (which is freeware), or Marshall Software's "FCE4XB"
> (which is shareware and costs $105 to register).

You can also try the win-API's
-FtpFindFirstFileA, and
-FtpGetNextFileA
from WinINet.Dll.

You will also need the API's:
-InternetOpenA
-InternetCloseHandle
-InternetConnectA
-InternetGetLastResponseInfoA
-FtpGetCurrentDirectoryA
-FtpSetCurrentDirectoryA
-FtpGetFileSize
-FtpOpenFileA
-FtpGetFile
-FtpCallBack
-FtpCallBackStatus

It's not an afternoon job, but it's doable. I have done so, it works,
but I would not dare to say it's past alpha-stage....

Anyway, now I have access to prof-subscription, I have ASINet.
Since ASINet intends to give FTP-Access, I do agree, it is ASTAG's
job to complete the functionality of the FtpClient-class.

Regards,
Frans Vermeulen

Hi Frans (et al),

> Anyway, now I have access to prof-subscription, I have ASINet.
> Since ASINet intends to give FTP-Access, I do agree, it is ASTAG's
> job to complete the functionality of the FtpClient-class.

IMO, based on RFC1123
   http://www.cis.ohio-state.edu/cgi-bin/rfc/rfc1123.html#sec-4
shouldn't it be possible to build all neccesary FTP
functionality with the ASINET Socket*() functions?

Thomas Braun

Hi Georg,

re: using ASInet, I haven't a clue. 

Although, the following link has good info., re: FTP and Win32 API calls,
etc. :
http://www.vb2themax.com/HtmlDoc.asp?Table=Articles&ID=520&Page=1

- as DLLCALL and BAP are a powerful combination, maybe the link will help.

I hope it is useful to you.

Regards,
Bob


"Georg S. Lorrig" <georg@lorrig.DONTSPAMME.com> wrote in message
news:VA.000000b7.019d4e84@lorrig.dontspamme.com...
> Hi, Bob -
>
> you're right, if I ask the wrong question, I get the wrong answer.
>
> So please let me correct my question:
>
> How can I change the directory on a FTP server when using ASInet?
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Georg
>

Bob,

looks interesting. I will give it a try.

Thank you,

Georg