FTP Component
Properties Methods Events Configuration Settings Errors
The FTP Component can be used to transfer files to and from FTP servers using the FTP Protocol.
Syntax
TipwFTP
Remarks
The FTP Component implements a standard FTP client as specified in RFC 959 and RFC 1579.
The first step in using the component is specifying the RemoteHost, User and Password. The file to upload to or download from is given by the RemoteFile property. The file to download to or upload from is specified by LocalFile. The current path in the server is specified by the RemotePath property. The Passive property is especially useful if the client is behind a firewall which inhibits incoming connections to higher ports.
If LocalFile is set to something other than an empty string, then files are received in LocalFile, otherwise the data is received through the Transfer event. StartTransfer and EndTransfer are fired at the beginning and end of transmission.
The PITrail event traces the interaction between the client and the server (the FTP Protocol Interface connection).
Directory listings are received through the DirList event.
Property List
The following is the full list of the properties of the component with short descriptions. Click on the links for further details.
| Account | The user account to login with. |
| Command | Used to send additional commands directly to the server. |
| Connected | Shows whether the component is connected. |
| DirListCount | The number of records in the DirList arrays. |
| DirListEntry | This property contains the raw entry as received from the server. |
| DirListFileName | This property shows the file name in the last directory listing. |
| DirListFileSize | This property shows the file size in the last directory listing. |
| DirListFileTime | This property shows the file time in the last directory listing. |
| DirListIsDir | This property specifies whether entries in the last directory listing are directories. |
| FileExists | Returns True if the file specified by RemoteFile exists on the remote server. |
| FileSize | The size of the file pointed to by RemoteFile . |
| FileTime | The last modification time of the file pointed to by RemoteFile . |
| FirewallAutoDetect | This property tells the component whether or not to automatically detect and use firewall system settings, if available. |
| FirewallType | This property determines the type of firewall to connect through. |
| FirewallHost | This property contains the name or IP address of firewall (optional). |
| FirewallPassword | This property contains a password if authentication is to be used when connecting through the firewall. |
| FirewallPort | This property contains the TCP port for the firewall Host . |
| FirewallUser | This property contains a user name if authentication is to be used connecting through a firewall. |
| Idle | The current status of the component. |
| LastReply | The last reply from the server. |
| LocalFile | The path to a local file for download/upload. If the file exists, it is overwritten. |
| LocalHost | The name of the local host or user-assigned IP interface through which connections are initiated or accepted. |
| Overwrite | Indicates whether or not the component should overwrite files during transfer. |
| Passive | Controls whether to direct the server into passive mode. Recommended if behind a firewall. |
| Password | The password to log in. |
| RemoteFile | The name of the remote file for uploading, downloading, etc. |
| RemoteHost | The domain name or IP address of the FTP server. |
| RemotePath | The current path in the FTP server. |
| RemotePort | The port for the FTP service (default is 21). |
| StartByte | The byte index in RemoteFile and LocalFile from which to start the transmission. |
| Timeout | A timeout for the component. |
| TransferMode | The transfer mode (ASCII or Binary). If the value is 0 (default), the initial server mode will be used. |
| User | The user identifier to use for login. |
Method List
The following is the full list of the methods of the component with short descriptions. Click on the links for further details.
| Abort | Abort Current Upload/Download. |
| Append | Append data from LocalFile to a RemoteFile on an FTP server. |
| Config | Sets or retrieves a configuration setting . |
| DelFile | Remove a file specified by FileName from an FTP server. |
| DoEvents | Processes events from the internal message queue. |
| Download | Download a RemoteFile from an FTP server. |
| Interrupt | Interrupt the current method. |
| ListDirectory | List the current directory specified by RemotePath on an FTP server. |
| ListDirectoryLong | List extended directory information for RemotePath . |
| Logoff | Logoff from the FTP server by posting a QUIT command. |
| Logon | Logon to the FTP RemoteHost using the current User and Password . |
| MakeDirectory | Create a directory on an FTP server. |
| RmDir | Remove a directory specified by DirName from an FTP server. |
| RenameFile | Change the name of RemoteFile to NewName . |
| StoreUnique | Upload a file with a Unique Name to an FTP server. |
| Upload | Upload a file specified by LocalFile to an FTP server. |
Event List
The following is the full list of the events fired by the component with short descriptions. Click on the links for further details.
| ConnectionStatus | Fired to indicate changes in connection state. |
| DirList | Fired when a directory entry is received. |
| EndTransfer | Fired when a file completes downloading/uploading. |
| Error | Information about errors during data delivery. |
| PITrail | Traces the commands sent to the server, and the respective replies. |
| StartTransfer | Fired when a file starts downloading/uploading. |
| Transfer | Fired during file download/upload. |
Configuration Settings
The following is a list of configuration settings for the component with short descriptions. Click on the links for further details.
| ActiveModePORTAddress | Allows the specification of the PORT address value for active mode connections. |
| ActiveModeIP | Allows the specification of the IP address that the server will connect to for active mode connections. |
| AppendToLocalFile | Append downloaded files to a local file. |
| CalculatePercentDone | Enables or Disables calculating the percent complete for downloads. |
| CheckTotalEntry | Whether to ignore directory listing total lines. |
| DILinger | When set to True, DI connections are terminated gracefully. |
| DILingerTime | Time in seconds to have the DI connection linger. |
| IgnoreEntries | Directory entry data to ignore. |
| FileTimeFormat | The format of file time reported by the server. |
| PortRange | Allows the specification of a port range where the component listens for active mode connections. |
| RealTimeUpload | Enables real time uploading. |
| RealTimeUploadAgeLimit | The age limit in seconds when using RealTimeUpload. |
| UseEPSV | Allows extended passive mode. |
| UseMLSD | Uses listings for machine processing. |
| UseMLST | Uses single file listing for machine processing. |
| UseModeZ | Allows compression to be used when transferring data. |
| ModeZCompressionLevel | Used to specify the level of compression used. |
| UseRemoteHostAddressForPassive | Instructs the component to use the address specified by RemoteHost when establishing a data connection. |
| ConnectionTimeout | Sets a separate timeout value for establishing a connection. |
| FirewallAutoDetect | Tells the component whether or not to automatically detect and use firewall system settings, if available. |
| FirewallHost | Name or IP address of firewall (optional). |
| FirewallPassword | Password to be used if authentication is to be used when connecting through the firewall. |
| FirewallPort | The TCP port for the FirewallHost;. |
| FirewallType | Determines the type of firewall to connect through. |
| FirewallUser | A user name if authentication is to be used connecting through a firewall. |
| KeepAliveTime | The inactivity time in milliseconds before a TCP keep-alive packet is sent. |
| KeepAliveInterval | The retry interval, in milliseconds, to be used when a TCP keep-alive packet is sent and no response is received. |
| Linger | When set to True, connections are terminated gracefully. |
| LingerTime | Time in seconds to have the connection linger. |
| LocalHost | The name of the local host through which connections are initiated or accepted. |
| LocalPort | The TCP port in the local host where the component binds. |
| MaxLineLength | The maximum amount of data to accumulate when no EOL is found. |
| MaxTransferRate | The transfer rate limit in bytes per second. |
| RecordLength | The length of received data records. |
| TCPKeepAlive | Determines whether or not the keep alive socket option is enabled. |
| UseIPv6 | Whether to use IPv6. |
| TcpNoDelay | Whether or not to delay when sending packets. |
| AbsoluteTimeout | Determines whether timeouts are inactivity timeouts or absolute timeouts. |
| FirewallData | Used to send extra data to the firewall. |
| InBufferSize | The size in bytes of the incoming queue of the socket. |
| OutBufferSize | The size in bytes of the outgoing queue of the socket. |
| CodePage | The system code page used for Unicode to Multibyte translations. |