FTPGETFILE Function
Description
Retrieves a file from an FTP server.
Syntax
filecontents = FTPGETFILE(ftpdomain,user,password,path,filename,error)
Parameters
The function has the following parameters:
| Parameter | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| ftpdomain | The domain name of the FTP site. | |
| user | A valid user of the FTP site | |
| password | The password of the user | |
| path | The location of the file to retrieve | |
| filename | The name of the file to retrieve | |
| error | Error status returned by function | |
Returns
The contents of the file retrieved
See Also
FTPDELFILE
Example
declare function ftpgetfile, msg, utility
ftpdomain = 'my.ftp.site.com'
user = 'someone'
password = 'a valid password'
path = 'myFtpFiles'
filename = 'How_To_FTP'
filecontents = ftpgetfile(ftpdomain,user,password,path,filename,error)
if filecontents then
swap char(13):char(10) with '' in filecontents
msg(@window,filecontents)
end else
if error then
x = msg(@window, 'Contents of Error: ':error)
end else
x = msg(@window, 'No file returned')
end
end