FTPName (Function)

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FTPName (Function)

In french: FTPNom

Returns the name of the last file accessed by an FTP function.

Note: FTPName is particularly useful when browsing files on an FTP server with FTPListFile.

New in SaaS
A new syntax for manipulating variables of type ftpConnection is available from WINDEV Suite SaaS 2025 - Update 2.

For more details, see Using new features exclusive to WINDEV Suite SaaS 2025.

Example

// Name of last file accessed by an FTP function
ResName = FTPName()

New in SaaS

// Syntax not available in PHP
// Connect the current computer to the FTP server
MyFTPConnection is ftpConnection
MyFTPConnection.Server = "192.54.12.8"
FTPConnect(MyFTPConnection)

// Name of last file accessed by an FTP function
ResName = FTPName(MyFTPConnection)

Syntax

New in SaaS

Syntax not available in PHP

Getting the name of the last file accessed (connection via an ftpConnection variable) Hide the details

<Result> = FTPName(<FTP connection>)

<Result>: Character string

Name of last file accessed by an FTP function. The file must have been modified by one of the following FTP functions: FTPAttribute, FTPDate, FTPTime, FTPSize, FTPListFile.
Empty string ("") if an error occurred. To get more details on the error, use ErrorInfo with the errMessage constant.

<FTP connection>: ftpConnection variable

Name of the ftpConnection variable that describes the characteristics of the connection to the FTP server.
Note: This variable type is only available from WINDEV Suite SaaS 2025 - Update 2.
For more details, see Using new features exclusive to WINDEV Suite SaaS 2025.

Getting the name of the last file accessed (connection via the identifier of the connection to the FTP server) Hide the details

<Result> = FTPName()

<Result>: Character string

Name of last file accessed by an FTP function. The file must have been modified by one of the following FTP functions: FTPAttribute, FTPDate, FTPTime, FTPSize, FTPListFile.
Empty string ("") if an error occurred. To get more details on the error, use ErrorInfo with the errMessage constant.

Remarks

Request to FTP server

FTPName sends no request to the FTP server.

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 SaaS
when defining the parameters of the ftpConnection variable (Timeout property).
Note: This feature is only available from WINDEV Suite SaaS 2025 - Update 2.
For more details, see Using new features exclusive to WINDEV Suite SaaS 2025.

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.

Required permissions

This function changes the permissions required by the application.
Required permission: INTERNET
This permission allows the applications to open the network sockets.

Business / UI classification: Business Logic

Component: wd300com.dll