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- Managing the progress of the transfer
- Timeout
- Rights of users
- Relative and absolute path
- AS/400 FTP server
FTPGet (Function) In french: FTPRécupère
Transfers a file or directory from an FTP (File Transfer Protocol) server to the current computer. New in SaaSA new syntax for manipulating variables of type ftpConnection is available from WINDEV Suite SaaS 2025 - Update 2. Syntax
<Result> = FTPGet(<FTP connection> , <File/Directory to retrieve> , <Destination file/directory> [, <WLanguage procedure> [, <Transfer mode>]])
<Result>: Boolean - True if the transfer has been completed,
- False otherwise. To get more details on the error, use ErrorInfo with the errMessage constant.
Note: The result may be incorrect on some Unix servers. Existing files or directories may not be found.
<FTP connection>: Integer or ftpConnection variable - Connection identifier, returned by FTPConnect.
New in SaaSName of the ftpConnection variable that corresponds to the FTP connection used. Note: This feature is only available from WINDEV Suite SaaS 2025 - Update 2.
<File/Directory to retrieve>: Character string Name and full or relative path of the file or directory to retrieve. This file or directory is located on the FTP server. The different parts of the path are separated by "slashes" ("/"). Note: Directory names are case sensitive. You must use the same case as the one used on the FTP server (uppercase/lowercase characters). No wildcard character (* or?) can be used. To retrieve several files, first use FTPListFile to get the name of the files to be retrieved.
An absolute path has the following format: "/<DirectoryName>/<FileName>". The tree structure has the following format: "/<DirectoryName>/<FileName>". A relative path has the following format: "<DirectoryName>/<FileName>". The tree structure has the following format: "/<CurrentServerDirectory>/<DirectoryName>/<FileName>".
If this parameter is a directory, all files in the directory are retrieved. A directory with the same name is created on the current computer at the location specified by <Destination file/directory>.
If this parameter is a file:- if <Destination file/directory> is a directory found on the current computer, the file to retrieve is copied to the destination directory.
- if <Destination file/directory> is a file found on the current computer, the file to retrieve is copied and renamed.
<Destination file/directory>: Character string Name and full or relative path of the destination file or directory. A UNC path can be used. <WLanguage procedure>: Procedure name Name of WLanguage procedure automatically called to check the transfer progress. This procedure can be a global method of the class (in the following format: <Class name>::<GlobalMethodName>).
<Transfer mode>: Optional Integer constant Transfer mode used: | | ftpASCIIMode | Transfer performed in ASCII mode. This mode is used to transfer files between different operating systems, e.g. UNIX to Windows. The file is delivered in the ASCII format used by the receiving system. | ftpBinaryMode (Default value) | Transfer performed in binary mode. The file is strictly identical between the sending and the receiving. |
Remarks Timeout By default, all the FTP functions fail if the FTP server does not respond within 20 seconds. This time can be modified: - when connecting to the FTP server with FTPConnect (<Timeout> parameter).
New in SaaSwhen defining the parameters of the ftpConnection variable ( Timeout property). Note: This feature is only available from WINDEV Suite SaaS 2025 - Update 2.
Rights of users Only a user who has read rights on the FTP server can get information about the files or the directories located on an FTP server. In most cases, the read rights are granted to the "anonymous" users. Relative and absolute path The notions of relative path and absolute path are very important in an FTP application. - A path beginning with a slash is considered an absolute path. This path is relative to the root of the FTP server (server-specific parameter).
ex: /pub/user/JULIA - If the path does not begin with a slash, it is considered a relative path, i.e. the path relative to the current directory. This current directory can be obtained or changed using FTPCurrentDir.
When connecting to an FTP site, the initial directory (the "base directory" of the user) is not necessarily found at the root of the FTP server. Therefore, we recommend that you use relative paths. AS/400 FTP server FTPGet does not work properly on an AS/400 FTP server. In this case, we recommend that you use FTPCommand with the FTP "RETR" command (for more details, see the documentation about the FTP server). Business / UI classification: Business Logic
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