FTP Class
Properties Methods Events Config Settings Errors
The FTP Class can be used to transfer files to and from FTP servers using the FTP protocol.
Syntax
FTP
Remarks
The FTP Class supports both plaintext and Secure Sockets Layer/Transport Layer Security (SSL/TLS) connections. When connecting over Secure Sockets Layer/Transport Layer Security (SSL/TLS) the SSLServerAuthentication event allows you to check the server identity and other security attributes. The SSLStatus event provides information about the SSL handshake. Additional SSL-related settings are also supported through the Config method.
The FTP Class implements a standard FTP client as specified in RFC 959 and RFC 1579 with the added option of SSL security (RFC 2228) in both the protocol and data channels.
The first step in using the class 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 set by calling ChangeRemotePath. 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, and otherwise data are 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 class with short descriptions. Click on the links for further details.
Account | The property includes the user account needed to log in. |
Connected | Whether the class is connected. |
DirList | This is a collection of entries resulting in the last directory listing. |
Firewall | A set of properties related to firewall access. |
Idle | The current status of the class. |
LastReply | This property indicates the last reply received from the server. |
LocalFile | This is the path to a local file for download or 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 | This indicates whether or not the class should overwrite files during transfer. |
Passive | This controls whether or not to direct the server into a passive mode. It is recommended if behind a firewall. |
Password | This is the password used to log in. |
RemoteFile | This is the name of the remote file for uploading, downloading, and performing other operations. |
RemoteHost | This is the domain name or IP address of the FTP server. |
RemotePort | This is the port for the FTP service (default is 21). |
SSLAcceptServerCert | Instructs the class to unconditionally accept the server certificate that matches the supplied certificate. |
SSLCert | The certificate to be used during Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) negotiation. |
SSLProvider | The Secure Sockets Layer/Transport Layer Security (SSL/TLS) implementation to use. |
SSLServerCert | The server certificate for the last established connection. |
SSLStartMode | This property determines how the class starts the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) negotiation. |
StartByte | This is the byte index in RemoteFile and LocalFile from which to start a transmission. |
Timeout | The timeout for the class. |
TransferMode | This property indicates the transfer mode (ASCII or binary). If the value is 0 (default), the initial server mode will be used. |
User | This property contains the user identifier to use to log in. |
Method List
The following is the full list of the methods of the class with short descriptions. Click on the links for further details.
Abort | The method aborts the current upload or download. |
Append | This method appends data from LocalFile to a RemoteFile on an FTP server. |
ChangeRemotePath | This method changes the current path on the FTP server. |
ChangeTransferMode | This method changes the transfer mode for the current connection. |
CheckFileExists | This method returns True if the file specified by RemoteFile exists on the server. |
Config | Sets or retrieves a configuration setting. |
Connect | This method connects to the FTP server without logging in. |
DeleteFile | This method removes a file specified by FileName from an FTP server. |
Disconnect | This method disconnects from the server without first logging off. |
DoEvents | This method processes events from the internal message queue. |
Download | This method downloads a RemoteFile from an FTP server. |
Interrupt | This method interrupts the current method. |
ListDirectory | List the current directory specified by ChangeRemotePath on an FTP server. |
ListDirectoryLong | This method lists extended directory information for the remote path specified by calling ChangeRemotePath . |
Logoff | This method is used to log off from the FTP server by posting a QUIT command. |
Logon | This method is used to log on to the FTP RemoteHost using the current User and Password . |
MakeDirectory | This method is used to create a directory on the FTP server. |
QueryFileSize | This returns the size of the file specified by RemoteFile . |
QueryFileTime | This returns the modified time of the file specified by RemoteFile . |
QueryRemotePath | This queries the server for the current path. |
RemoveDirectory | This removes a directory specified by DirName from an FTP server. |
RenameFile | This changes the name of RemoteFile to NewName . |
Reset | This method will reset the class. |
SendCommand | This method sends the exact command directly to the server. |
SetDownloadStream | This method sets the stream to which the downloaded data from the server will be written. |
SetUploadStream | This method sets the stream from which the class will read data to upload to the server. |
StoreUnique | This method uploads a file with a unique name to an FTP server. |
Upload | This method uploads a file specified by LocalFile to an FTP server. |
Event List
The following is the full list of the events fired by the class with short descriptions. Click on the links for further details.
ConnectionStatus | Fired to indicate changes in the connection state. |
DirList | This event is fired when a directory entry is received. |
EndTransfer | This event is fired when a file finishes downloading or uploading. |
Error | Fired when information is available about errors during data delivery. |
PITrail | This event traces the commands sent to the server, and the respective replies. |
SSLServerAuthentication | Fired after the server presents its certificate to the client. |
SSLStatus | Fired when secure connection progress messages are available. |
StartTransfer | This event fires when a file starts downloading or uploading. |
Transfer | This event is fired during the file download or upload. |
Config Settings
The following is a list of config settings for the class with short descriptions. Click on the links for further details.
ActiveModeIP | Allows the specification of the IP address that the server will connect to for active mode connections. |
ActiveModePORTAddress | Allows the specification of the PORT address value for active mode connections. |
AppendToLocalFile | Append downloaded files to a local file. |
ApplyFileMaskLocally | Whether to filter the directory listing locally or on the server. |
AutoSelectDataIP | Automatically select the data connection IP. |
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. |
FileTimeFormat | The format of file time reported by the server. |
IgnoreEntries | Directory entry data to ignore. |
MaskSensitiveData | Masks passwords in logs. |
ModeZCompressionLevel | Used to specify the level of compression used. |
PortRange | Allows the specification of a port range where the class listens for active mode connections. |
PreserveFileTime | Attempts to preserve timestamps when transferring files. |
RealTimeUpload | Enables real time uploading. |
RealTimeUploadAgeLimit | The age limit in seconds when using RealTimeUpload. |
ReusePISSLSessionInDI | Whether the PI SSL session will be reused for the DI connection. |
ReuseSSLSessionInDI | Whether the SSL session will be reused for the DI connection. |
UseClearChannel | Allows for the Clear Command Channel (CCC) command. |
UseClearDataChannel | Allows for the PROT C command. |
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. |
UseOldAUTHSSL | Allows use of the 'AUTH SSL' command instead of 'AUTH TLS'. |
UseProtWhenImplicit | Sends the PROT P command to the server. |
UseRemoteHostAddressForPassive | Instructs the class to use the address specified by RemoteHost when establishing a data connection. |
VirtualHostName | Sends the HOST command to the server. |
ConnectionTimeout | Sets a separate timeout value for establishing a connection. |
FirewallAutoDetect | Tells the class 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. |
KeepAliveInterval | The retry interval, in milliseconds, to be used when a TCP keep-alive packet is sent and no response is received. |
KeepAliveRetryCount | The number of keep-alive packets to be sent before the remotehost is considered disconnected. |
KeepAliveTime | The inactivity time in milliseconds before a TCP keep-alive packet is sent. |
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 port in the local host where the class binds. |
MaxLineLength | The maximum amount of data to accumulate when no EOL is found. |
MaxTransferRate | The transfer rate limit in bytes per second. |
ProxyExceptionsList | A semicolon separated list of hosts and IPs to bypass when using a proxy. |
TCPKeepAlive | Determines whether or not the keep alive socket option is enabled. |
TcpNoDelay | Whether or not to delay when sending packets. |
UseIPv6 | Whether to use IPv6. |
LogSSLPackets | Controls whether SSL packets are logged when using the internal security API. |
OpenSSLCADir | The path to a directory containing CA certificates. |
OpenSSLCAFile | Name of the file containing the list of CA's trusted by your application. |
OpenSSLCipherList | A string that controls the ciphers to be used by SSL. |
OpenSSLPrngSeedData | The data to seed the pseudo random number generator (PRNG). |
ReuseSSLSession | Determines if the SSL session is reused. |
SSLCACertFilePaths | The paths to CA certificate files on Unix/Linux. |
SSLCACerts | A newline separated list of CA certificates to be included when performing an SSL handshake. |
SSLCipherStrength | The minimum cipher strength used for bulk encryption. |
SSLClientCACerts | A newline separated list of CA certificates to use during SSL client certificate validation. |
SSLEnabledCipherSuites | The cipher suite to be used in an SSL negotiation. |
SSLEnabledProtocols | Used to enable/disable the supported security protocols. |
SSLEnableRenegotiation | Whether the renegotiation_info SSL extension is supported. |
SSLIncludeCertChain | Whether the entire certificate chain is included in the SSLServerAuthentication event. |
SSLKeyLogFile | The location of a file where per-session secrets are written for debugging purposes. |
SSLNegotiatedCipher | Returns the negotiated cipher suite. |
SSLNegotiatedCipherStrength | Returns the negotiated cipher suite strength. |
SSLNegotiatedCipherSuite | Returns the negotiated cipher suite. |
SSLNegotiatedKeyExchange | Returns the negotiated key exchange algorithm. |
SSLNegotiatedKeyExchangeStrength | Returns the negotiated key exchange algorithm strength. |
SSLNegotiatedVersion | Returns the negotiated protocol version. |
SSLSecurityFlags | Flags that control certificate verification. |
SSLServerCACerts | A newline separated list of CA certificates to use during SSL server certificate validation. |
TLS12SignatureAlgorithms | Defines the allowed TLS 1.2 signature algorithms when SSLProvider is set to Internal. |
TLS12SupportedGroups | The supported groups for ECC. |
TLS13KeyShareGroups | The groups for which to pregenerate key shares. |
TLS13SignatureAlgorithms | The allowed certificate signature algorithms. |
TLS13SupportedGroups | The supported groups for (EC)DHE key exchange. |
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. |
BuildInfo | Information about the product's build. |
CodePage | The system code page used for Unicode to Multibyte translations. |
LicenseInfo | Information about the current license. |
MaskSensitiveData | Whether sensitive data is masked in log messages. |
ProcessIdleEvents | Whether the class uses its internal event loop to process events when the main thread is idle. |
SelectWaitMillis | The length of time in milliseconds the class will wait when DoEvents is called if there are no events to process. |
UseFIPSCompliantAPI | Tells the class whether or not to use FIPS certified APIs. |
UseInternalSecurityAPI | Whether or not to use the system security libraries or an internal implementation. |
Account Property (FTP Class)
The property includes the user account needed to log in.
Syntax
ANSI (Cross Platform) char* GetAccount();
int SetAccount(const char* lpszAccount); Unicode (Windows) LPWSTR GetAccount();
INT SetAccount(LPCWSTR lpszAccount);
char* ipworksssl_ftp_getaccount(void* lpObj);
int ipworksssl_ftp_setaccount(void* lpObj, const char* lpszAccount);
QString GetAccount();
int SetAccount(QString qsAccount);
Default Value
""
Remarks
This property contains the user account to use when logging in. Some servers may require an Account to Logon or to access specific privileges, such as uploading or deleting files.
Data Type
String
Connected Property (FTP Class)
Whether the class is connected.
Syntax
ANSI (Cross Platform) int GetConnected(); Unicode (Windows) BOOL GetConnected();
int ipworksssl_ftp_getconnected(void* lpObj);
bool GetConnected();
Default Value
FALSE
Remarks
This property is used to determine whether or not the class is connected to the remote host. Use the Connect and Disconnect methods to manage the connection.
This property is read-only and not available at design time.
Data Type
Boolean
DirList Property (FTP Class)
This is a collection of entries resulting in the last directory listing.
Syntax
IPWorksSSLList<IPWorksSSLDirEntry>* GetDirList();
int ipworksssl_ftp_getdirlistcount(void* lpObj);
char* ipworksssl_ftp_getdirlistentry(void* lpObj, int entryindex);
char* ipworksssl_ftp_getdirlistfilename(void* lpObj, int entryindex);
int64 ipworksssl_ftp_getdirlistfilesize(void* lpObj, int entryindex);
char* ipworksssl_ftp_getdirlistfiletime(void* lpObj, int entryindex);
int ipworksssl_ftp_getdirlistisdir(void* lpObj, int entryindex);
int GetDirListCount(); QString GetDirListEntry(int iEntryIndex); QString GetDirListFileName(int iEntryIndex); qint64 GetDirListFileSize(int iEntryIndex); QString GetDirListFileTime(int iEntryIndex); bool GetDirListIsDir(int iEntryIndex);
Remarks
This property contains the collection of entries resulting in the last directory listing. A collection is returned after a response is received from the server after a call to either ListDirectory or ListDirectoryLong. The collection is made up of entries for each listing in the current directory, which is set by calling ChangeRemotePath.
MaxDirEntries can be used to control the number of directory listings saved.
This property is read-only and not available at design time.
Data Type
Firewall Property (FTP Class)
A set of properties related to firewall access.
Syntax
IPWorksSSLFirewall* GetFirewall(); int SetFirewall(IPWorksSSLFirewall* val);
int ipworksssl_ftp_getfirewallautodetect(void* lpObj);
int ipworksssl_ftp_setfirewallautodetect(void* lpObj, int bFirewallAutoDetect);
int ipworksssl_ftp_getfirewalltype(void* lpObj);
int ipworksssl_ftp_setfirewalltype(void* lpObj, int iFirewallType);
char* ipworksssl_ftp_getfirewallhost(void* lpObj);
int ipworksssl_ftp_setfirewallhost(void* lpObj, const char* lpszFirewallHost);
char* ipworksssl_ftp_getfirewallpassword(void* lpObj);
int ipworksssl_ftp_setfirewallpassword(void* lpObj, const char* lpszFirewallPassword);
int ipworksssl_ftp_getfirewallport(void* lpObj);
int ipworksssl_ftp_setfirewallport(void* lpObj, int iFirewallPort);
char* ipworksssl_ftp_getfirewalluser(void* lpObj);
int ipworksssl_ftp_setfirewalluser(void* lpObj, const char* lpszFirewallUser);
bool GetFirewallAutoDetect();
int SetFirewallAutoDetect(bool bFirewallAutoDetect); int GetFirewallType();
int SetFirewallType(int iFirewallType); QString GetFirewallHost();
int SetFirewallHost(QString qsFirewallHost); QString GetFirewallPassword();
int SetFirewallPassword(QString qsFirewallPassword); int GetFirewallPort();
int SetFirewallPort(int iFirewallPort); QString GetFirewallUser();
int SetFirewallUser(QString qsFirewallUser);
Remarks
This is a Firewall-type property, which contains fields describing the firewall through which the class will attempt to connect.
Data Type
Idle Property (FTP Class)
The current status of the class.
Syntax
ANSI (Cross Platform) int GetIdle(); Unicode (Windows) BOOL GetIdle();
int ipworksssl_ftp_getidle(void* lpObj);
bool GetIdle();
Default Value
TRUE
Remarks
This property will be False if the component is currently busy (communicating or waiting for an answer), and True at all other times.
This property is read-only.
Data Type
Boolean
LastReply Property (FTP Class)
This property indicates the last reply received from the server.
Syntax
ANSI (Cross Platform) char* GetLastReply(); Unicode (Windows) LPWSTR GetLastReply();
char* ipworksssl_ftp_getlastreply(void* lpObj);
QString GetLastReply();
Default Value
""
Remarks
This property indicates the last reply received from the server. It can be used for informational purposes. The same information and more also can be retrieved through the PITrail event.
This property is read-only.
Data Type
String
LocalFile Property (FTP Class)
This is the path to a local file for download or upload. If the file exists, it is overwritten.
Syntax
ANSI (Cross Platform) char* GetLocalFile();
wchar_t* GetLocalFile_W(); // Windows only
int SetLocalFile(const char* lpszLocalFile);
int SetLocalFile(const wchar_t* lpszLocalFile); // Windows only Unicode (Windows) LPWSTR GetLocalFile();
INT SetLocalFile(LPCWSTR lpszLocalFile);
char* ipworksssl_ftp_getlocalfile(void* lpObj);
wchar_t* ipworksssl_ftp_getlocalfile_W(void* lpObj); // Windows only
int ipworksssl_ftp_setlocalfile(void* lpObj, const char* lpszLocalFile);
int ipworksssl_ftp_setlocalfile(void* lpObj, const wchar_t* lpszLocalFile); // Windows only
QString GetLocalFile();
int SetLocalFile(QString qsLocalFile);
Default Value
""
Remarks
This property is used by the Upload and Download methods to specify the path to a local file to be downloaded or uploaded. See the method descriptions for more information.
Example (Setting LocalFile)
FTPControl.LocalFile = "C:\localfile.txt"
FTPControl.RemoteFile = "remotefile.txt"
FTPControl.Download()
FTPControl.LocalFile = "C:\localfile2.txt"
FTPControl.RemoteFile = "folder/remotefile2.txt"
FTPControl.Download()
Data Type
String
LocalHost Property (FTP Class)
The name of the local host or user-assigned IP interface through which connections are initiated or accepted.
Syntax
ANSI (Cross Platform) char* GetLocalHost();
int SetLocalHost(const char* lpszLocalHost); Unicode (Windows) LPWSTR GetLocalHost();
INT SetLocalHost(LPCWSTR lpszLocalHost);
char* ipworksssl_ftp_getlocalhost(void* lpObj);
int ipworksssl_ftp_setlocalhost(void* lpObj, const char* lpszLocalHost);
QString GetLocalHost();
int SetLocalHost(QString qsLocalHost);
Default Value
""
Remarks
This property contains the name of the local host as obtained by the gethostname() system call, or if the user has assigned an IP address, the value of that address.
In multihomed hosts (machines with more than one IP interface) setting LocalHost to the IP address of an interface will make the class initiate connections (or accept in the case of server classs) only through that interface. It is recommended to provide an IP address rather than a hostname when setting this property to ensure the desired interface is used.
If the class is connected, the LocalHost property shows the IP address of the interface through which the connection is made in internet dotted format (aaa.bbb.ccc.ddd). In most cases, this is the address of the local host, except for multihomed hosts (machines with more than one IP interface).
Note: LocalHost is not persistent. You must always set it in code, and never in the property window.
Data Type
String
Overwrite Property (FTP Class)
This indicates whether or not the class should overwrite files during transfer.
Syntax
ANSI (Cross Platform) int GetOverwrite();
int SetOverwrite(int bOverwrite); Unicode (Windows) BOOL GetOverwrite();
INT SetOverwrite(BOOL bOverwrite);
int ipworksssl_ftp_getoverwrite(void* lpObj);
int ipworksssl_ftp_setoverwrite(void* lpObj, int bOverwrite);
bool GetOverwrite();
int SetOverwrite(bool bOverwrite);
Default Value
FALSE
Remarks
This property is a value indicating whether or not the class should overwrite downloaded files. If Overwrite is False, an error will be thrown whenever LocalFile exists before a download operation.
Data Type
Boolean
Passive Property (FTP Class)
This controls whether or not to direct the server into a passive mode. It is recommended if behind a firewall.
Syntax
ANSI (Cross Platform) int GetPassive();
int SetPassive(int bPassive); Unicode (Windows) BOOL GetPassive();
INT SetPassive(BOOL bPassive);
int ipworksssl_ftp_getpassive(void* lpObj);
int ipworksssl_ftp_setpassive(void* lpObj, int bPassive);
bool GetPassive();
int SetPassive(bool bPassive);
Default Value
TRUE
Remarks
This property controls whether or not to direct the server into a passive mode. Many firewalls will not allow the FTP server to open a connection from outside to the higher ports where the FTP client class expects them to be. If Passive is set to TRUE, the class will use the PASV command instead of the PORT command and thus will direct the server into a passive mode: connections are initiated only by the client.
Data Type
Boolean
Password Property (FTP Class)
This is the password used to log in.
Syntax
ANSI (Cross Platform) char* GetPassword();
int SetPassword(const char* lpszPassword); Unicode (Windows) LPWSTR GetPassword();
INT SetPassword(LPCWSTR lpszPassword);
char* ipworksssl_ftp_getpassword(void* lpObj);
int ipworksssl_ftp_setpassword(void* lpObj, const char* lpszPassword);
QString GetPassword();
int SetPassword(QString qsPassword);
Default Value
""
Remarks
This property contains the password used to log in. It must be set before the class connects to the FTP server.
Data Type
String
RemoteFile Property (FTP Class)
This is the name of the remote file for uploading, downloading, and performing other operations.
Syntax
ANSI (Cross Platform) char* GetRemoteFile();
int SetRemoteFile(const char* lpszRemoteFile); Unicode (Windows) LPWSTR GetRemoteFile();
INT SetRemoteFile(LPCWSTR lpszRemoteFile);
char* ipworksssl_ftp_getremotefile(void* lpObj);
int ipworksssl_ftp_setremotefile(void* lpObj, const char* lpszRemoteFile);
QString GetRemoteFile();
int SetRemoteFile(QString qsRemoteFile);
Default Value
""
Remarks
This property contains the name of the remote file to be uploaded or downloaded and is either an absolute file path or a relative path based on the remote path set by calling ChangeRemotePath.
A number of methods use RemoteFile as an argument.
Example 1. Setting RemoteFile:
FTPControl.LocalFile = "C:\localfile.txt"
FTPControl.RemoteFile = "remotefile.txt"
FTPControl.Download()
FTPControl.LocalFile = "C:\localfile2.txt"
FTPControl.RemoteFile = "folder/remotefile2.txt"
FTPControl.Download()
Note: As long as file masks are supported by the server, then this property will act as a file mask when performing ListDirectory or ListDirectoryLong. If not supported, then ApplyFileMaskLocally could be set to True to filter the results locally.
Example 2. Using RemoteFile as a file mask:
FTPControl.RemoteFile = "*.txt"
FTPControl.ListDirectory()
The following special characters are supported for pattern matching:
? | Any single character. |
* | Any characters or no characters (e.g., C*t matches Cat, Cot, Coast, Ct). |
[,-] | A range of characters (e.g., [a-z], [a], [0-9], [0-9,a-d,f,r-z]). |
\ | The slash is ignored and exact matching is performed on the next character. |
If these characters need to be used as a literal in a pattern, then they must be escaped by surrounding them with brackets []. Note: "]" and "-" do not need to be escaped. See below for the escape sequences:
Character | Escape Sequence |
? | [?] |
* | [*] |
[ | [[] |
\ | [\] |
For example, to match the value [Something].txt, specify the pattern [[]Something].txt.
Data Type
String
RemoteHost Property (FTP Class)
This is the domain name or IP address of the FTP server.
Syntax
ANSI (Cross Platform) char* GetRemoteHost();
int SetRemoteHost(const char* lpszRemoteHost); Unicode (Windows) LPWSTR GetRemoteHost();
INT SetRemoteHost(LPCWSTR lpszRemoteHost);
char* ipworksssl_ftp_getremotehost(void* lpObj);
int ipworksssl_ftp_setremotehost(void* lpObj, const char* lpszRemoteHost);
QString GetRemoteHost();
int SetRemoteHost(QString qsRemoteHost);
Default Value
""
Remarks
This property specifies the IP address (IP number in dotted internet format) or the domain name of the FTP server. It is set before a connection is attempted and cannot be changed once a connection is in progress.
If this property is set to a domain name, a DNS request is initiated and upon successful termination of the request, this property is set to the corresponding address. If the search is not successful, an error is returned.
If the class is configured to use a SOCKS firewall, the value assigned to this property may be preceded with an "*". If this is the case, the host name is passed to the firewall unresolved and the firewall performs the DNS resolution.
Data Type
String
RemotePort Property (FTP Class)
This is the port for the FTP service (default is 21).
Syntax
ANSI (Cross Platform) int GetRemotePort();
int SetRemotePort(int iRemotePort); Unicode (Windows) INT GetRemotePort();
INT SetRemotePort(INT iRemotePort);
int ipworksssl_ftp_getremoteport(void* lpObj);
int ipworksssl_ftp_setremoteport(void* lpObj, int iRemotePort);
int GetRemotePort();
int SetRemotePort(int iRemotePort);
Default Value
21
Remarks
This property contains the port for the FTP service, which defaults to 21 if not set. A valid port number (a value between 1 and 65535) is required for the connection to take place. The property must be set before a connection is attempted and cannot be changed once a connection is established. Any attempt to change this property while connected will fail with an error.
For an implicit Secure Sockets Layer (SSL), use port 990 (please see the SSLStartMode property for more information).
This property is not available at design time.
Data Type
Integer
SSLAcceptServerCert Property (FTP Class)
Instructs the class to unconditionally accept the server certificate that matches the supplied certificate.
Syntax
IPWorksSSLCertificate* GetSSLAcceptServerCert(); int SetSSLAcceptServerCert(IPWorksSSLCertificate* val);
char* ipworksssl_ftp_getsslacceptservercerteffectivedate(void* lpObj);
char* ipworksssl_ftp_getsslacceptservercertexpirationdate(void* lpObj);
char* ipworksssl_ftp_getsslacceptservercertextendedkeyusage(void* lpObj);
char* ipworksssl_ftp_getsslacceptservercertfingerprint(void* lpObj);
char* ipworksssl_ftp_getsslacceptservercertfingerprintsha1(void* lpObj);
char* ipworksssl_ftp_getsslacceptservercertfingerprintsha256(void* lpObj);
char* ipworksssl_ftp_getsslacceptservercertissuer(void* lpObj);
char* ipworksssl_ftp_getsslacceptservercertprivatekey(void* lpObj);
int ipworksssl_ftp_getsslacceptservercertprivatekeyavailable(void* lpObj);
char* ipworksssl_ftp_getsslacceptservercertprivatekeycontainer(void* lpObj);
char* ipworksssl_ftp_getsslacceptservercertpublickey(void* lpObj);
char* ipworksssl_ftp_getsslacceptservercertpublickeyalgorithm(void* lpObj);
int ipworksssl_ftp_getsslacceptservercertpublickeylength(void* lpObj);
char* ipworksssl_ftp_getsslacceptservercertserialnumber(void* lpObj);
char* ipworksssl_ftp_getsslacceptservercertsignaturealgorithm(void* lpObj);
int ipworksssl_ftp_getsslacceptservercertstore(void* lpObj, char** lpSSLAcceptServerCertStore, int* lenSSLAcceptServerCertStore);
int ipworksssl_ftp_setsslacceptservercertstore(void* lpObj, const char* lpSSLAcceptServerCertStore, int lenSSLAcceptServerCertStore);
char* ipworksssl_ftp_getsslacceptservercertstorepassword(void* lpObj);
int ipworksssl_ftp_setsslacceptservercertstorepassword(void* lpObj, const char* lpszSSLAcceptServerCertStorePassword);
int ipworksssl_ftp_getsslacceptservercertstoretype(void* lpObj);
int ipworksssl_ftp_setsslacceptservercertstoretype(void* lpObj, int iSSLAcceptServerCertStoreType);
char* ipworksssl_ftp_getsslacceptservercertsubjectaltnames(void* lpObj);
char* ipworksssl_ftp_getsslacceptservercertthumbprintmd5(void* lpObj);
char* ipworksssl_ftp_getsslacceptservercertthumbprintsha1(void* lpObj);
char* ipworksssl_ftp_getsslacceptservercertthumbprintsha256(void* lpObj);
char* ipworksssl_ftp_getsslacceptservercertusage(void* lpObj);
int ipworksssl_ftp_getsslacceptservercertusageflags(void* lpObj);
char* ipworksssl_ftp_getsslacceptservercertversion(void* lpObj);
char* ipworksssl_ftp_getsslacceptservercertsubject(void* lpObj);
int ipworksssl_ftp_setsslacceptservercertsubject(void* lpObj, const char* lpszSSLAcceptServerCertSubject);
int ipworksssl_ftp_getsslacceptservercertencoded(void* lpObj, char** lpSSLAcceptServerCertEncoded, int* lenSSLAcceptServerCertEncoded);
int ipworksssl_ftp_setsslacceptservercertencoded(void* lpObj, const char* lpSSLAcceptServerCertEncoded, int lenSSLAcceptServerCertEncoded);
QString GetSSLAcceptServerCertEffectiveDate(); QString GetSSLAcceptServerCertExpirationDate(); QString GetSSLAcceptServerCertExtendedKeyUsage(); QString GetSSLAcceptServerCertFingerprint(); QString GetSSLAcceptServerCertFingerprintSHA1(); QString GetSSLAcceptServerCertFingerprintSHA256(); QString GetSSLAcceptServerCertIssuer(); QString GetSSLAcceptServerCertPrivateKey(); bool GetSSLAcceptServerCertPrivateKeyAvailable(); QString GetSSLAcceptServerCertPrivateKeyContainer(); QString GetSSLAcceptServerCertPublicKey(); QString GetSSLAcceptServerCertPublicKeyAlgorithm(); int GetSSLAcceptServerCertPublicKeyLength(); QString GetSSLAcceptServerCertSerialNumber(); QString GetSSLAcceptServerCertSignatureAlgorithm(); QByteArray GetSSLAcceptServerCertStore();
int SetSSLAcceptServerCertStore(QByteArray qbaSSLAcceptServerCertStore); QString GetSSLAcceptServerCertStorePassword();
int SetSSLAcceptServerCertStorePassword(QString qsSSLAcceptServerCertStorePassword); int GetSSLAcceptServerCertStoreType();
int SetSSLAcceptServerCertStoreType(int iSSLAcceptServerCertStoreType); QString GetSSLAcceptServerCertSubjectAltNames(); QString GetSSLAcceptServerCertThumbprintMD5(); QString GetSSLAcceptServerCertThumbprintSHA1(); QString GetSSLAcceptServerCertThumbprintSHA256(); QString GetSSLAcceptServerCertUsage(); int GetSSLAcceptServerCertUsageFlags(); QString GetSSLAcceptServerCertVersion(); QString GetSSLAcceptServerCertSubject();
int SetSSLAcceptServerCertSubject(QString qsSSLAcceptServerCertSubject); QByteArray GetSSLAcceptServerCertEncoded();
int SetSSLAcceptServerCertEncoded(QByteArray qbaSSLAcceptServerCertEncoded);
Remarks
If it finds any issues with the certificate presented by the server, the class will normally terminate the connection with an error.
You may override this behavior by supplying a value for SSLAcceptServerCert. If the certificate supplied in SSLAcceptServerCert is the same as the certificate presented by the server, then the server certificate is accepted unconditionally, and the connection will continue normally.
Note: This functionality is provided only for cases in which you otherwise know that you are communicating with the right server. If used improperly, this property may create a security breach. Use it at your own risk.
Data Type
SSLCert Property (FTP Class)
The certificate to be used during Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) negotiation.
Syntax
IPWorksSSLCertificate* GetSSLCert(); int SetSSLCert(IPWorksSSLCertificate* val);
char* ipworksssl_ftp_getsslcerteffectivedate(void* lpObj);
char* ipworksssl_ftp_getsslcertexpirationdate(void* lpObj);
char* ipworksssl_ftp_getsslcertextendedkeyusage(void* lpObj);
char* ipworksssl_ftp_getsslcertfingerprint(void* lpObj);
char* ipworksssl_ftp_getsslcertfingerprintsha1(void* lpObj);
char* ipworksssl_ftp_getsslcertfingerprintsha256(void* lpObj);
char* ipworksssl_ftp_getsslcertissuer(void* lpObj);
char* ipworksssl_ftp_getsslcertprivatekey(void* lpObj);
int ipworksssl_ftp_getsslcertprivatekeyavailable(void* lpObj);
char* ipworksssl_ftp_getsslcertprivatekeycontainer(void* lpObj);
char* ipworksssl_ftp_getsslcertpublickey(void* lpObj);
char* ipworksssl_ftp_getsslcertpublickeyalgorithm(void* lpObj);
int ipworksssl_ftp_getsslcertpublickeylength(void* lpObj);
char* ipworksssl_ftp_getsslcertserialnumber(void* lpObj);
char* ipworksssl_ftp_getsslcertsignaturealgorithm(void* lpObj);
int ipworksssl_ftp_getsslcertstore(void* lpObj, char** lpSSLCertStore, int* lenSSLCertStore);
int ipworksssl_ftp_setsslcertstore(void* lpObj, const char* lpSSLCertStore, int lenSSLCertStore);
char* ipworksssl_ftp_getsslcertstorepassword(void* lpObj);
int ipworksssl_ftp_setsslcertstorepassword(void* lpObj, const char* lpszSSLCertStorePassword);
int ipworksssl_ftp_getsslcertstoretype(void* lpObj);
int ipworksssl_ftp_setsslcertstoretype(void* lpObj, int iSSLCertStoreType);
char* ipworksssl_ftp_getsslcertsubjectaltnames(void* lpObj);
char* ipworksssl_ftp_getsslcertthumbprintmd5(void* lpObj);
char* ipworksssl_ftp_getsslcertthumbprintsha1(void* lpObj);
char* ipworksssl_ftp_getsslcertthumbprintsha256(void* lpObj);
char* ipworksssl_ftp_getsslcertusage(void* lpObj);
int ipworksssl_ftp_getsslcertusageflags(void* lpObj);
char* ipworksssl_ftp_getsslcertversion(void* lpObj);
char* ipworksssl_ftp_getsslcertsubject(void* lpObj);
int ipworksssl_ftp_setsslcertsubject(void* lpObj, const char* lpszSSLCertSubject);
int ipworksssl_ftp_getsslcertencoded(void* lpObj, char** lpSSLCertEncoded, int* lenSSLCertEncoded);
int ipworksssl_ftp_setsslcertencoded(void* lpObj, const char* lpSSLCertEncoded, int lenSSLCertEncoded);
QString GetSSLCertEffectiveDate(); QString GetSSLCertExpirationDate(); QString GetSSLCertExtendedKeyUsage(); QString GetSSLCertFingerprint(); QString GetSSLCertFingerprintSHA1(); QString GetSSLCertFingerprintSHA256(); QString GetSSLCertIssuer(); QString GetSSLCertPrivateKey(); bool GetSSLCertPrivateKeyAvailable(); QString GetSSLCertPrivateKeyContainer(); QString GetSSLCertPublicKey(); QString GetSSLCertPublicKeyAlgorithm(); int GetSSLCertPublicKeyLength(); QString GetSSLCertSerialNumber(); QString GetSSLCertSignatureAlgorithm(); QByteArray GetSSLCertStore();
int SetSSLCertStore(QByteArray qbaSSLCertStore); QString GetSSLCertStorePassword();
int SetSSLCertStorePassword(QString qsSSLCertStorePassword); int GetSSLCertStoreType();
int SetSSLCertStoreType(int iSSLCertStoreType); QString GetSSLCertSubjectAltNames(); QString GetSSLCertThumbprintMD5(); QString GetSSLCertThumbprintSHA1(); QString GetSSLCertThumbprintSHA256(); QString GetSSLCertUsage(); int GetSSLCertUsageFlags(); QString GetSSLCertVersion(); QString GetSSLCertSubject();
int SetSSLCertSubject(QString qsSSLCertSubject); QByteArray GetSSLCertEncoded();
int SetSSLCertEncoded(QByteArray qbaSSLCertEncoded);
Remarks
This property includes the digital certificate that the class will use during SSL negotiation. Set this property to a valid certificate before starting SSL negotiation. To set a certificate, you may set the Encoded field to the encoded certificate. To select a certificate, use the store and subject fields.
Data Type
SSLProvider Property (FTP Class)
The Secure Sockets Layer/Transport Layer Security (SSL/TLS) implementation to use.
Syntax
ANSI (Cross Platform) int GetSSLProvider();
int SetSSLProvider(int iSSLProvider); Unicode (Windows) INT GetSSLProvider();
INT SetSSLProvider(INT iSSLProvider);
Possible Values
SSLP_AUTOMATIC(0),
SSLP_PLATFORM(1),
SSLP_INTERNAL(2)
int ipworksssl_ftp_getsslprovider(void* lpObj);
int ipworksssl_ftp_setsslprovider(void* lpObj, int iSSLProvider);
int GetSSLProvider();
int SetSSLProvider(int iSSLProvider);
Default Value
0
Remarks
This property specifies the SSL/TLS implementation to use. In most cases the default value of 0 (Automatic) is recommended and should not be changed. When set to 0 (Automatic), the class will select whether to use the platform implementation or the internal implementation depending on the operating system as well as the TLS version being used.
Possible values are as follows:
0 (sslpAutomatic - default) | Automatically selects the appropriate implementation. |
1 (sslpPlatform) | Uses the platform/system implementation. |
2 (sslpInternal) | Uses the internal implementation. |
In most cases using the default value (Automatic) is recommended. The class will select a provider depending on the current platform.
When Automatic is selected, on Windows, the class will use the platform implementation. On Linux/macOS, the class will use the internal implementation. When TLS 1.3 is enabled via SSLEnabledProtocols, the internal implementation is used on all platforms.
Data Type
Integer
SSLServerCert Property (FTP Class)
The server certificate for the last established connection.
Syntax
IPWorksSSLCertificate* GetSSLServerCert();
char* ipworksssl_ftp_getsslservercerteffectivedate(void* lpObj);
char* ipworksssl_ftp_getsslservercertexpirationdate(void* lpObj);
char* ipworksssl_ftp_getsslservercertextendedkeyusage(void* lpObj);
char* ipworksssl_ftp_getsslservercertfingerprint(void* lpObj);
char* ipworksssl_ftp_getsslservercertfingerprintsha1(void* lpObj);
char* ipworksssl_ftp_getsslservercertfingerprintsha256(void* lpObj);
char* ipworksssl_ftp_getsslservercertissuer(void* lpObj);
char* ipworksssl_ftp_getsslservercertprivatekey(void* lpObj);
int ipworksssl_ftp_getsslservercertprivatekeyavailable(void* lpObj);
char* ipworksssl_ftp_getsslservercertprivatekeycontainer(void* lpObj);
char* ipworksssl_ftp_getsslservercertpublickey(void* lpObj);
char* ipworksssl_ftp_getsslservercertpublickeyalgorithm(void* lpObj);
int ipworksssl_ftp_getsslservercertpublickeylength(void* lpObj);
char* ipworksssl_ftp_getsslservercertserialnumber(void* lpObj);
char* ipworksssl_ftp_getsslservercertsignaturealgorithm(void* lpObj);
int ipworksssl_ftp_getsslservercertstore(void* lpObj, char** lpSSLServerCertStore, int* lenSSLServerCertStore);
char* ipworksssl_ftp_getsslservercertstorepassword(void* lpObj);
int ipworksssl_ftp_getsslservercertstoretype(void* lpObj);
char* ipworksssl_ftp_getsslservercertsubjectaltnames(void* lpObj);
char* ipworksssl_ftp_getsslservercertthumbprintmd5(void* lpObj);
char* ipworksssl_ftp_getsslservercertthumbprintsha1(void* lpObj);
char* ipworksssl_ftp_getsslservercertthumbprintsha256(void* lpObj);
char* ipworksssl_ftp_getsslservercertusage(void* lpObj);
int ipworksssl_ftp_getsslservercertusageflags(void* lpObj);
char* ipworksssl_ftp_getsslservercertversion(void* lpObj);
char* ipworksssl_ftp_getsslservercertsubject(void* lpObj);
int ipworksssl_ftp_getsslservercertencoded(void* lpObj, char** lpSSLServerCertEncoded, int* lenSSLServerCertEncoded);
QString GetSSLServerCertEffectiveDate(); QString GetSSLServerCertExpirationDate(); QString GetSSLServerCertExtendedKeyUsage(); QString GetSSLServerCertFingerprint(); QString GetSSLServerCertFingerprintSHA1(); QString GetSSLServerCertFingerprintSHA256(); QString GetSSLServerCertIssuer(); QString GetSSLServerCertPrivateKey(); bool GetSSLServerCertPrivateKeyAvailable(); QString GetSSLServerCertPrivateKeyContainer(); QString GetSSLServerCertPublicKey(); QString GetSSLServerCertPublicKeyAlgorithm(); int GetSSLServerCertPublicKeyLength(); QString GetSSLServerCertSerialNumber(); QString GetSSLServerCertSignatureAlgorithm(); QByteArray GetSSLServerCertStore(); QString GetSSLServerCertStorePassword(); int GetSSLServerCertStoreType(); QString GetSSLServerCertSubjectAltNames(); QString GetSSLServerCertThumbprintMD5(); QString GetSSLServerCertThumbprintSHA1(); QString GetSSLServerCertThumbprintSHA256(); QString GetSSLServerCertUsage(); int GetSSLServerCertUsageFlags(); QString GetSSLServerCertVersion(); QString GetSSLServerCertSubject(); QByteArray GetSSLServerCertEncoded();
Remarks
This property contains the server certificate for the last established connection.
SSLServerCert is reset every time a new connection is attempted.
This property is read-only.
Data Type
SSLStartMode Property (FTP Class)
This property determines how the class starts the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) negotiation.
Syntax
ANSI (Cross Platform) int GetSSLStartMode();
int SetSSLStartMode(int iSSLStartMode); Unicode (Windows) INT GetSSLStartMode();
INT SetSSLStartMode(INT iSSLStartMode);
Possible Values
SSL_AUTOMATIC(0),
SSL_IMPLICIT(1),
SSL_EXPLICIT(2)
int ipworksssl_ftp_getsslstartmode(void* lpObj);
int ipworksssl_ftp_setsslstartmode(void* lpObj, int iSSLStartMode);
int GetSSLStartMode();
int SetSSLStartMode(int iSSLStartMode);
Default Value
0
Remarks
The SSLStartMode property may have one of the following values:
0 (sslAutomatic) | If the remote port is set to the standard plaintext port of the protocol (where applicable), the class will behave the same as if SSLStartMode is set to sslExplicit. In all other cases, SSL negotiation will be implicit (sslImplicit). |
1 (sslImplicit) | The SSL negotiation will start immediately after the connection is established. |
2 (sslExplicit) | The class will first connect in plaintext, and then will explicitly start SSL negotiation through a protocol command such as STARTTLS. |
Data Type
Integer
StartByte Property (FTP Class)
This is the byte index in RemoteFile and LocalFile from which to start a transmission.
Syntax
ANSI (Cross Platform) char* GetStartByte();
int SetStartByte(const char* lpszStartByte); Unicode (Windows) LPWSTR GetStartByte();
INT SetStartByte(LPCWSTR lpszStartByte);
char* ipworksssl_ftp_getstartbyte(void* lpObj);
int ipworksssl_ftp_setstartbyte(void* lpObj, const char* lpszStartByte);
QString GetStartByte();
int SetStartByte(QString qsStartByte);
Default Value
"0"
Remarks
This property contains a zero-based index in both RemoteFile and LocalFile that determines the point from which the transmission of data begins. This is useful for resuming interrupted downloads and uploads of files from FTP servers.
Once set, the StartByte index is used for all future downloads and uploads. The property must be reset to "0" for normal downloads and uploads.
The type of the property is a string instead of numeric value to allow for certain implementations that expect an alphanumeric marker for the start index.
In the Transfer event, the TransferredBytes parameter will include the bytes skipped (i.e., it will show StartByte more bytes than actually transferred).
Note: Some FTP servers may not support the FTP REST command. If that is the case with the server you are accessing, you will not be able to use the StartByte property.
This property is not available at design time.
Data Type
String
Timeout Property (FTP Class)
The timeout for the class.
Syntax
ANSI (Cross Platform) int GetTimeout();
int SetTimeout(int iTimeout); Unicode (Windows) INT GetTimeout();
INT SetTimeout(INT iTimeout);
int ipworksssl_ftp_gettimeout(void* lpObj);
int ipworksssl_ftp_settimeout(void* lpObj, int iTimeout);
int GetTimeout();
int SetTimeout(int iTimeout);
Default Value
60
Remarks
If the Timeout property is set to 0, all operations will run uninterrupted until successful completion or an error condition is encountered.
If Timeout is set to a positive value, the class will wait for the operation to complete before returning control.
The class will use DoEvents to enter an efficient wait loop during any potential waiting period, making sure that all system events are processed immediately as they arrive. This ensures that the host application does not freeze and remains responsive.
If Timeout expires, and the operation is not yet complete, the class fails with an error.
Note: By default, all timeouts are inactivity timeouts, that is, the timeout period is extended by Timeout seconds when any amount of data is successfully sent or received.
The default value for the Timeout property is 60 seconds.
Data Type
Integer
TransferMode Property (FTP Class)
This property indicates the transfer mode (ASCII or binary). If the value is 0 (default), the initial server mode will be used.
Syntax
ANSI (Cross Platform) int GetTransferMode(); Unicode (Windows) INT GetTransferMode();
Possible Values
TM_DEFAULT(0),
TM_ASCII(1),
TM_BINARY(2)
int ipworksssl_ftp_gettransfermode(void* lpObj);
int GetTransferMode();
Default Value
0
Remarks
This property indicates the current transfer mode, which is either ASCII or binary. To change the transfer mode call the ChangeTransferMode method. Possible values for this property are:
tmDefault (0) | The initial mode of the FTP server is taken. No change. |
tmASCII (1) | Files are transferred in ASCII mode (a TYPE A command). |
tmBinary (2) | Files are transferred in binary mode (a TYPE I command). |
This property is read-only.
Data Type
Integer
User Property (FTP Class)
This property contains the user identifier to use to log in.
Syntax
ANSI (Cross Platform) char* GetUser();
int SetUser(const char* lpszUser); Unicode (Windows) LPWSTR GetUser();
INT SetUser(LPCWSTR lpszUser);
char* ipworksssl_ftp_getuser(void* lpObj);
int ipworksssl_ftp_setuser(void* lpObj, const char* lpszUser);
QString GetUser();
int SetUser(QString qsUser);
Default Value
""
Remarks
This property contains the user identifier to be used when logging in. It must be set before the class connects to the FTP server.
Data Type
String
Abort Method (FTP Class)
The method aborts the current upload or download.
Syntax
ANSI (Cross Platform) int Abort(); Unicode (Windows) INT Abort();
int ipworksssl_ftp_abort(void* lpObj);
int Abort();
Remarks
This method sends an ABOR command to the FTP server. It is used to interrupt file uploads and downloads.
Error Handling (C++)
This method returns a result code; 0 indicates success, while a non-zero error code indicates that this method encountered an error during its execution. If an error occurs, the GetLastError() method can be called to retrieve the associated error message. (Note: This method's result code can also be obtained by calling the GetLastErrorCode() method after it returns.)
Append Method (FTP Class)
This method appends data from LocalFile to a RemoteFile on an FTP server.
Syntax
ANSI (Cross Platform) int Append(); Unicode (Windows) INT Append();
int ipworksssl_ftp_append(void* lpObj);
int Append();
Remarks
This method causes the server-data transfer process (DTP) to accept the data transferred through the data connection and to store the data in a file on the server site. If the file specified in the pathname exists on the server site, then the data shall be appended to that file; otherwise, the file specified in the pathname shall be created on the server site. This method is similar to the Upload method, but the local file specified by LocalFile is appended to RemoteFile on the server as opposed to replacing it, as with the Upload method. RemoteFile is either an absolute path on the server, or a path relative to the current path set by ChangeRemotePath. The server will create a file with that name if it doesn't already exist (similar to upload). If no FTP session is in place, one is automatically created by first calling the Logon method.
Error Handling (C++)
This method returns a result code; 0 indicates success, while a non-zero error code indicates that this method encountered an error during its execution. If an error occurs, the GetLastError() method can be called to retrieve the associated error message. (Note: This method's result code can also be obtained by calling the GetLastErrorCode() method after it returns.)
ChangeRemotePath Method (FTP Class)
This method changes the current path on the FTP server.
Syntax
ANSI (Cross Platform) int ChangeRemotePath(const char* lpszRemotePath); Unicode (Windows) INT ChangeRemotePath(LPCWSTR lpszRemotePath);
int ipworksssl_ftp_changeremotepath(void* lpObj, const char* lpszRemotePath);
int ChangeRemotePath(const QString& qsRemotePath);
Remarks
This method changes the current path on the FTP server to the specified RemotePath. When called, the class will issue a command to the server to change the directory. The RemotePath parameter may hold an absolute or relative path.
Absolute Paths
If the path begins with a /, it is considered an absolute path and must specify the entire path from the root of the server. For instance:
component.ChangeRemotePath("/home/testuser/myfolder");
Relative Paths
If the path does not begin with a /, it is considered a relative path and is resolved in relation to the current directory. For instance, a value of myfolder will indicate a subfolder of the current directory. The special value .. refers to the parent directory of the current path. For instance:
//Change to the 'myfolder' sub-directory
component.ChangeRemotePath("myfolder");
//Navigate up two levels and then into the 'another/folder' path.
component.ChangeRemotePath("../../another/folder");
Error Handling (C++)
This method returns a result code; 0 indicates success, while a non-zero error code indicates that this method encountered an error during its execution. If an error occurs, the GetLastError() method can be called to retrieve the associated error message. (Note: This method's result code can also be obtained by calling the GetLastErrorCode() method after it returns.)
ChangeTransferMode Method (FTP Class)
This method changes the transfer mode for the current connection.
Syntax
ANSI (Cross Platform) int ChangeTransferMode(int iTransferMode); Unicode (Windows) INT ChangeTransferMode(INT iTransferMode);
int ipworksssl_ftp_changetransfermode(void* lpObj, int iTransferMode);
int ChangeTransferMode(int iTransferMode);
Remarks
This method optionally changes the transfer mode used for the connection. The TransferMode parameter indicates the new transfer mode to be used.
In many cases, it is not necessary to explicitly change the transfer mode; however, the binary transfer mode is useful to ensure that files are preserved byte-for-byte during the transfer. For instance, when uploading or downloading images or archives, the binary transfer mode will ensure that no line-ending transformations are performed by the server before data are transmitted.
Valid values for the TransferMode parameter are as follows:
0 (Default) | Files are transferred using the default mode of the FTP server. |
1 (ASCII) | Files are transferred in ASCII mode (sends the command "TYPE A"). |
2 (Binary) | Files are transferred in Binary mode (sends the command "TYPE I"). |
Error Handling (C++)
This method returns a result code; 0 indicates success, while a non-zero error code indicates that this method encountered an error during its execution. If an error occurs, the GetLastError() method can be called to retrieve the associated error message. (Note: This method's result code can also be obtained by calling the GetLastErrorCode() method after it returns.)
CheckFileExists Method (FTP Class)
This method returns True if the file specified by RemoteFile exists on the server.
Syntax
ANSI (Cross Platform) bool CheckFileExists(); Unicode (Windows) INT CheckFileExists();
bool ipworksssl_ftp_checkfileexists(void* lpObj);
bool CheckFileExists();
Remarks
This method sends a command to the server to determine if the file specified by RemoteFile exists.
If the file exists, this method returns true, otherwise it returns false. RemoteFile must be specified before calling this method. For instance:
component.ChangeRemotePath("/home/testuser/myfolder");
component.RemoteFile = "test.txt";
if(component.CheckFileExists()) {
//Do something
}
Error Handling (C++)
This method returns a Boolean value; after it returns, call the GetLastErrorCode() method to obtain its result code; 0 indicates success, while a non-zero error code indicates that this method encountered an error during its execution. If an error occurs, the GetLastError() method can be called to retrieve the associated error message.
Config Method (FTP Class)
Sets or retrieves a configuration setting.
Syntax
ANSI (Cross Platform) char* Config(const char* lpszConfigurationString); Unicode (Windows) LPWSTR Config(LPCWSTR lpszConfigurationString);
char* ipworksssl_ftp_config(void* lpObj, const char* lpszConfigurationString);
QString Config(const QString& qsConfigurationString);
Remarks
Config is a generic method available in every class. It is used to set and retrieve configuration settings for the class.
These settings are similar in functionality to properties, but they are rarely used. In order to avoid "polluting" the property namespace of the class, access to these internal properties is provided through the Config method.
To set a configuration setting named PROPERTY, you must call Config("PROPERTY=VALUE"), where VALUE is the value of the setting expressed as a string. For boolean values, use the strings "True", "False", "0", "1", "Yes", or "No" (case does not matter).
To read (query) the value of a configuration setting, you must call Config("PROPERTY"). The value will be returned as a string.
Error Handling (C++)
This method returns a String value; after it returns, call the GetLastErrorCode() method to obtain its result code; 0 indicates success, while a non-zero error code indicates that this method encountered an error during its execution. If an error occurs, the GetLastError() method can be called to retrieve the associated error message.
Connect Method (FTP Class)
This method connects to the FTP server without logging in.
Syntax
ANSI (Cross Platform) int Connect(); Unicode (Windows) INT Connect();
int ipworksssl_ftp_connect(void* lpObj);
int Connect();
Remarks
This method establishes a connection with the RemoteHost but does not log in. In most cases, it is recommended to use the Logon method, which will both establish a connection and log in to the server.
This method may be useful in cases in which it is desirable to separate the connection and logon operations, for instance, confirming that a host is available by first creating the connection.
Error Handling (C++)
This method returns a result code; 0 indicates success, while a non-zero error code indicates that this method encountered an error during its execution. If an error occurs, the GetLastError() method can be called to retrieve the associated error message. (Note: This method's result code can also be obtained by calling the GetLastErrorCode() method after it returns.)
DeleteFile Method (FTP Class)
This method removes a file specified by FileName from an FTP server.
Syntax
ANSI (Cross Platform) int DeleteFile(const char* lpszFileName); Unicode (Windows) INT DeleteFile(LPCWSTR lpszFileName);
int ipworksssl_ftp_deletefile(void* lpObj, const char* lpszFileName);
int DeleteFile(const QString& qsFileName);
Remarks
This method is used to remove a file specified by FileName from an FTP server. The remote file or directory specified by FileName is deleted. FileName is either an absolute path on the server, or a path relative to remote path set by ChangeRemotePath. If no FTP session is in place, one is automatically created by first calling the Logon method.
Error Handling (C++)
This method returns a result code; 0 indicates success, while a non-zero error code indicates that this method encountered an error during its execution. If an error occurs, the GetLastError() method can be called to retrieve the associated error message. (Note: This method's result code can also be obtained by calling the GetLastErrorCode() method after it returns.)
Disconnect Method (FTP Class)
This method disconnects from the server without first logging off.
Syntax
ANSI (Cross Platform) int Disconnect(); Unicode (Windows) INT Disconnect();
int ipworksssl_ftp_disconnect(void* lpObj);
int Disconnect();
Remarks
This method immediately disconnects from the server without first logging off.
In most cases, the Logoff method should be used to log off and disconnect from the server. Call the Disconnect method in cases in which it is desirable to immediately disconnect without first logging off.
Error Handling (C++)
This method returns a result code; 0 indicates success, while a non-zero error code indicates that this method encountered an error during its execution. If an error occurs, the GetLastError() method can be called to retrieve the associated error message. (Note: This method's result code can also be obtained by calling the GetLastErrorCode() method after it returns.)
DoEvents Method (FTP Class)
This method processes events from the internal message queue.
Syntax
ANSI (Cross Platform) int DoEvents(); Unicode (Windows) INT DoEvents();
int ipworksssl_ftp_doevents(void* lpObj);
int DoEvents();
Remarks
When DoEvents is called, the class processes any available events. If no events are available, it waits for a preset period of time, and then returns.
Error Handling (C++)
This method returns a result code; 0 indicates success, while a non-zero error code indicates that this method encountered an error during its execution. If an error occurs, the GetLastError() method can be called to retrieve the associated error message. (Note: This method's result code can also be obtained by calling the GetLastErrorCode() method after it returns.)
Download Method (FTP Class)
This method downloads a RemoteFile from an FTP server.
Syntax
ANSI (Cross Platform) int Download(); Unicode (Windows) INT Download();
int ipworksssl_ftp_download(void* lpObj);
int Download();
Remarks
This method is used to download the remote file specified by RemoteFile to the local file specified by LocalFile, or it is retrieved through the Transfer event if the LocalFile property is "" (empty string). RemoteFile is either an absolute path on the server or a path relative to a remote path set by calling ChangeRemotePath. If no FTP session is in place, one is automatically created by first calling the Logon method.
Example (Download a File)
FTPControl.LocalFile = "C:\localfile.txt"
FTPControl.RemoteFile = "remotefile.txt"
FTPControl.Download()
FTPControl.LocalFile = "C:\localfile2.txt"
FTPControl.RemoteFile = "folder/remotefile2.txt"
FTPControl.Download()
Error Handling (C++)
This method returns a result code; 0 indicates success, while a non-zero error code indicates that this method encountered an error during its execution. If an error occurs, the GetLastError() method can be called to retrieve the associated error message. (Note: This method's result code can also be obtained by calling the GetLastErrorCode() method after it returns.)
Interrupt Method (FTP Class)
This method interrupts the current method.
Syntax
ANSI (Cross Platform) int Interrupt(); Unicode (Windows) INT Interrupt();
int ipworksssl_ftp_interrupt(void* lpObj);
int Interrupt();
Remarks
If there is no method in progress, Interrupt simply returns, doing nothing.
Error Handling (C++)
This method returns a result code; 0 indicates success, while a non-zero error code indicates that this method encountered an error during its execution. If an error occurs, the GetLastError() method can be called to retrieve the associated error message. (Note: This method's result code can also be obtained by calling the GetLastErrorCode() method after it returns.)
ListDirectory Method (FTP Class)
List the current directory specified by ChangeRemotePath on an FTP server.
Syntax
ANSI (Cross Platform) int ListDirectory(); Unicode (Windows) INT ListDirectory();
int ipworksssl_ftp_listdirectory(void* lpObj);
int ListDirectory();
Remarks
This method is used to list the directory (or file mask) specified in RemoteFile. RemoteFile is either an absolute path on the server, or a path relative to the remote path set by ChangeRemotePath. The file listing is received through the DirList event.
Similar to ListDirectoryLong, except that only file names are returned.
Note: Because RemoteFile acts as a file mask, to retrieve a complete directory listing RemoteFile should be set to an empty string or a mask like "*". If no FTP session is in place, one is automatically created by first calling the Logon method.
Error Handling (C++)
This method returns a result code; 0 indicates success, while a non-zero error code indicates that this method encountered an error during its execution. If an error occurs, the GetLastError() method can be called to retrieve the associated error message. (Note: This method's result code can also be obtained by calling the GetLastErrorCode() method after it returns.)
ListDirectoryLong Method (FTP Class)
This method lists extended directory information for the remote path specified by calling ChangeRemotePath .
Syntax
ANSI (Cross Platform) int ListDirectoryLong(); Unicode (Windows) INT ListDirectoryLong();
int ipworksssl_ftp_listdirectorylong(void* lpObj);
int ListDirectoryLong();
Remarks
This method is used to request a directory (or file mask) listing specified in RemoteFile. RemoteFile is either an absolute path on the server, or a path relative to the remote path set by calling ChangeRemotePath. The file listing is received through the DirList event. Extended file information is returned.
Note: Because RemoteFile acts as a file mask, to retrieve a complete directory listing RemoteFile should be set to empty string or a mask like "*". If no FTP session is in place, one is automatically created by first calling the Logon method.
Error Handling (C++)
This method returns a result code; 0 indicates success, while a non-zero error code indicates that this method encountered an error during its execution. If an error occurs, the GetLastError() method can be called to retrieve the associated error message. (Note: This method's result code can also be obtained by calling the GetLastErrorCode() method after it returns.)
Logoff Method (FTP Class)
This method is used to log off from the FTP server by posting a QUIT command.
Syntax
ANSI (Cross Platform) int Logoff(); Unicode (Windows) INT Logoff();
int ipworksssl_ftp_logoff(void* lpObj);
int Logoff();
Remarks
This method is used to log off from the FTP server by posting a QUIT command. If that fails, the connection is terminated by the local host.
Error Handling (C++)
This method returns a result code; 0 indicates success, while a non-zero error code indicates that this method encountered an error during its execution. If an error occurs, the GetLastError() method can be called to retrieve the associated error message. (Note: This method's result code can also be obtained by calling the GetLastErrorCode() method after it returns.)
Logon Method (FTP Class)
This method is used to log on to the FTP RemoteHost using the current User and Password .
Syntax
ANSI (Cross Platform) int Logon(); Unicode (Windows) INT Logon();
int ipworksssl_ftp_logon(void* lpObj);
int Logon();
Remarks
This method is used to log on to the FTP server using the current User and Password. If TransferMode is not 0 (Default), then the FTP transfer mode is set to the appropriate value.
Example (Logging On)
FTPControl.RemoteHost = "ftpserver"
FTPControl.User = "username"
FTPControl.Password = "password"
FTPControl.Logon()
Error Handling (C++)
This method returns a result code; 0 indicates success, while a non-zero error code indicates that this method encountered an error during its execution. If an error occurs, the GetLastError() method can be called to retrieve the associated error message. (Note: This method's result code can also be obtained by calling the GetLastErrorCode() method after it returns.)
MakeDirectory Method (FTP Class)
This method is used to create a directory on the FTP server.
Syntax
ANSI (Cross Platform) int MakeDirectory(const char* lpszNewDir); Unicode (Windows) INT MakeDirectory(LPCWSTR lpszNewDir);
int ipworksssl_ftp_makedirectory(void* lpObj, const char* lpszNewDir);
int MakeDirectory(const QString& qsNewDir);
Remarks
This method is used to create a directory with a path specified by NewDir on the FTP server. NewDir is either an absolute path on the server, or a path relative to the remote path that is set by calling ChangeRemotePath. If no FTP session is in place, one is automatically created by first calling the Logon method.
Note: When MakeDirectory is called, RemoteFile is changed to NewDir.
Error Handling (C++)
This method returns a result code; 0 indicates success, while a non-zero error code indicates that this method encountered an error during its execution. If an error occurs, the GetLastError() method can be called to retrieve the associated error message. (Note: This method's result code can also be obtained by calling the GetLastErrorCode() method after it returns.)
QueryFileSize Method (FTP Class)
This returns the size of the file specified by RemoteFile .
Syntax
ANSI (Cross Platform) int64 QueryFileSize(); Unicode (Windows) LONG64 QueryFileSize();
int64 ipworksssl_ftp_queryfilesize(void* lpObj);
qint64 QueryFileSize();
Remarks
This method sends the SIZE command to the server to obtain the size (in bytes) of the file specified by RemoteFile.
RemoteFile must be specified before calling this method. For instance:
component.ChangeRemotePath("/home/testuser/myfolder");
component.RemoteFile = "test.txt";
long myFileSize = component.QueryFileSize();
If RemoteFile does not exist on the server, the class fails with an error.
Error Handling (C++)
This method returns a Long64 value; after it returns, call the GetLastErrorCode() method to obtain its result code; 0 indicates success, while a non-zero error code indicates that this method encountered an error during its execution. If an error occurs, the GetLastError() method can be called to retrieve the associated error message.
QueryFileTime Method (FTP Class)
This returns the modified time of the file specified by RemoteFile .
Syntax
ANSI (Cross Platform) char* QueryFileTime(); Unicode (Windows) LPWSTR QueryFileTime();
char* ipworksssl_ftp_queryfiletime(void* lpObj);
QString QueryFileTime();
Remarks
This method sends the MDTM command to the server to obtain the modified time of the file specified by RemoteFile.
The time returned by this method will be converted to the local timezone. RemoteFile must be specified before calling this method. For instance:
component.ChangeRemotePath("/home/testuser/myfolder");
component.RemoteFile = "test.txt";
string myModifiedTime = component.QueryFileTime();
The FileTimeFormat configuration setting controls the format of the returned value.
Error Handling (C++)
This method returns a String value; after it returns, call the GetLastErrorCode() method to obtain its result code; 0 indicates success, while a non-zero error code indicates that this method encountered an error during its execution. If an error occurs, the GetLastError() method can be called to retrieve the associated error message.
QueryRemotePath Method (FTP Class)
This queries the server for the current path.
Syntax
ANSI (Cross Platform) char* QueryRemotePath(); Unicode (Windows) LPWSTR QueryRemotePath();
char* ipworksssl_ftp_queryremotepath(void* lpObj);
QString QueryRemotePath();
Remarks
This method queries the server for the current path. When called, the class will issue a command to the server to retrieve the current path value. The return value of this method is the path returned by the server. For instance:
string remotePath = component.QueryRemotePath();
Error Handling (C++)
This method returns a String value; after it returns, call the GetLastErrorCode() method to obtain its result code; 0 indicates success, while a non-zero error code indicates that this method encountered an error during its execution. If an error occurs, the GetLastError() method can be called to retrieve the associated error message.
RemoveDirectory Method (FTP Class)
This removes a directory specified by DirName from an FTP server.
Syntax
ANSI (Cross Platform) int RemoveDirectory(const char* lpszDirName); Unicode (Windows) INT RemoveDirectory(LPCWSTR lpszDirName);
int ipworksssl_ftp_removedirectory(void* lpObj, const char* lpszDirName);
int RemoveDirectory(const QString& qsDirName);
Remarks
This method is used to remove a directory with path specified by DirName from the FTP server. DirName is either an absolute path on the server, or a path relative to the remote path set by calling ChangeRemotePath. If no FTP session is in place, one is automatically created by first calling the Logon method.
Error Handling (C++)
This method returns a result code; 0 indicates success, while a non-zero error code indicates that this method encountered an error during its execution. If an error occurs, the GetLastError() method can be called to retrieve the associated error message. (Note: This method's result code can also be obtained by calling the GetLastErrorCode() method after it returns.)
RenameFile Method (FTP Class)
This changes the name of RemoteFile to NewName .
Syntax
ANSI (Cross Platform) int RenameFile(const char* lpszNewName); Unicode (Windows) INT RenameFile(LPCWSTR lpszNewName);
int ipworksssl_ftp_renamefile(void* lpObj, const char* lpszNewName);
int RenameFile(const QString& qsNewName);
Remarks
This method is used to change the name of a remote file, specified by RemoteFile to NewName. RemoteFile and NewName are either absolute paths on the server, or a path relative to a remote path set by calling ChangeRemotePath. If no FTP session is in place, one is automatically created by first calling the Logon method.
Error Handling (C++)
This method returns a result code; 0 indicates success, while a non-zero error code indicates that this method encountered an error during its execution. If an error occurs, the GetLastError() method can be called to retrieve the associated error message. (Note: This method's result code can also be obtained by calling the GetLastErrorCode() method after it returns.)
Reset Method (FTP Class)
This method will reset the class.
Syntax
ANSI (Cross Platform) int Reset(); Unicode (Windows) INT Reset();
int ipworksssl_ftp_reset(void* lpObj);
int Reset();
Remarks
This method will reset the class's properties to their default values.
Error Handling (C++)
This method returns a result code; 0 indicates success, while a non-zero error code indicates that this method encountered an error during its execution. If an error occurs, the GetLastError() method can be called to retrieve the associated error message. (Note: This method's result code can also be obtained by calling the GetLastErrorCode() method after it returns.)
SendCommand Method (FTP Class)
This method sends the exact command directly to the server.
Syntax
ANSI (Cross Platform) int SendCommand(const char* lpszCommand); Unicode (Windows) INT SendCommand(LPCWSTR lpszCommand);
int ipworksssl_ftp_sendcommand(void* lpObj, const char* lpszCommand);
int SendCommand(const QString& qsCommand);
Remarks
This method sends the command specified by Command to the server exactly as it is provided. Use this method to send additional or custom commands directly to the server.
After calling this method, check the LastReply property or monitor the PITrail event to obtain the server's response.
Error Handling (C++)
This method returns a result code; 0 indicates success, while a non-zero error code indicates that this method encountered an error during its execution. If an error occurs, the GetLastError() method can be called to retrieve the associated error message. (Note: This method's result code can also be obtained by calling the GetLastErrorCode() method after it returns.)
SetDownloadStream Method (FTP Class)
This method sets the stream to which the downloaded data from the server will be written.
Syntax
ANSI (Cross Platform) int SetDownloadStream(IPWorksSSLStream* sDownloadStream); Unicode (Windows) INT SetDownloadStream(IPWorksSSLStream* sDownloadStream);
int ipworksssl_ftp_setdownloadstream(void* lpObj, IPWorksSSLStream* sDownloadStream);
int SetDownloadStream(IPWorksSSLStream* sDownloadStream);
Remarks
This method is used to set the stream to which the downloaded data from the server will be written. If a download stream is set before the Download method is called, the downloaded data will be written to the stream. The stream should be open and normally set to position 0. The class will automatically close this stream if CloseStreamAfterTransfer is True (default). If the stream is closed, you need to call SetDownloadStream again before calling Download again. The downloaded content will be written starting at the current position in the stream. If StartByte is a non-zero value, the server will be instructed to skip those bytes before starting to send the content of the file. In that case, it is up to you to build the stream appropriately.
Note: SetDownloadStream and LocalFile will reset the other stream.
Error Handling (C++)
This method returns a result code; 0 indicates success, while a non-zero error code indicates that this method encountered an error during its execution. If an error occurs, the GetLastError() method can be called to retrieve the associated error message. (Note: This method's result code can also be obtained by calling the GetLastErrorCode() method after it returns.)
SetUploadStream Method (FTP Class)
This method sets the stream from which the class will read data to upload to the server.
Syntax
ANSI (Cross Platform) int SetUploadStream(IPWorksSSLStream* sUploadStream); Unicode (Windows) INT SetUploadStream(IPWorksSSLStream* sUploadStream);
int ipworksssl_ftp_setuploadstream(void* lpObj, IPWorksSSLStream* sUploadStream);
int SetUploadStream(IPWorksSSLStream* sUploadStream);
Remarks
This method is used to set the stream from which the class will read data to upload to the server. If an upload stream is set before the Upload method is called, the content of the stream will be read by the class and uploaded to the server. The stream should be open and normally set to position 0. The class will automatically close this stream if CloseStreamAfterTransfer is True (default). If the stream is closed, you need to call SetUploadStream again before calling Upload again. The content of the stream will be read from the current position all the way to the end, and no bytes will be skipped even if StartByte is set to a non-zero value (although the server will be instructed to skip those bytes in its file).
Note: SetUploadStream and LocalFile will reset the other stream.
Error Handling (C++)
This method returns a result code; 0 indicates success, while a non-zero error code indicates that this method encountered an error during its execution. If an error occurs, the GetLastError() method can be called to retrieve the associated error message. (Note: This method's result code can also be obtained by calling the GetLastErrorCode() method after it returns.)
StoreUnique Method (FTP Class)
This method uploads a file with a unique name to an FTP server.
Syntax
ANSI (Cross Platform) int StoreUnique(); Unicode (Windows) INT StoreUnique();
int ipworksssl_ftp_storeunique(void* lpObj);
int StoreUnique();
Remarks
This method is used to upload a file with a unique name to an FTP server. This is similar to the Upload method, but the server determines a unique name for the LocalFile to be saved on the current directory set by calling ChangeRemotePath. The server includes the new name of the file in its response. The user should check the PITrail event, or LastReply property to retrieve this generated filename.
Error Handling (C++)
This method returns a result code; 0 indicates success, while a non-zero error code indicates that this method encountered an error during its execution. If an error occurs, the GetLastError() method can be called to retrieve the associated error message. (Note: This method's result code can also be obtained by calling the GetLastErrorCode() method after it returns.)
Upload Method (FTP Class)
This method uploads a file specified by LocalFile to an FTP server.
Syntax
ANSI (Cross Platform) int Upload(); Unicode (Windows) INT Upload();
int ipworksssl_ftp_upload(void* lpObj);
int Upload();
Remarks
This method uploads a local file specified by LocalFile to the remote file specified by RemoteFile. RemoteFile is either an absolute path on the server, or a path relative to the remote path set by calling ChangeRemotePath. If no FTP session is in place, one is automatically created by first calling the Logon method.
If you want to append to a server file, please refer to the Append method.
Example 1: Upload a File
FTPControl.LocalFile = "C:\localfile.txt"
FTPControl.RemoteFile = "remotefile.txt"
FTPControl.Upload()
FTPControl.LocalFile = "C:\localfile2.txt"
FTPControl.RemoteFile = "folder/remotefile2.txt"
FTPControl.Upload()
Error Handling (C++)
This method returns a result code; 0 indicates success, while a non-zero error code indicates that this method encountered an error during its execution. If an error occurs, the GetLastError() method can be called to retrieve the associated error message. (Note: This method's result code can also be obtained by calling the GetLastErrorCode() method after it returns.)
ConnectionStatus Event (FTP Class)
Fired to indicate changes in the connection state.
Syntax
ANSI (Cross Platform) virtual int FireConnectionStatus(FTPConnectionStatusEventParams *e);
typedef struct {
const char *ConnectionEvent;
int StatusCode;
const char *Description; int reserved; } FTPConnectionStatusEventParams;
Unicode (Windows) virtual INT FireConnectionStatus(FTPConnectionStatusEventParams *e);
typedef struct {
LPCWSTR ConnectionEvent;
INT StatusCode;
LPCWSTR Description; INT reserved; } FTPConnectionStatusEventParams;
#define EID_FTP_CONNECTIONSTATUS 1 virtual INT IPWORKSSSL_CALL FireConnectionStatus(LPSTR &lpszConnectionEvent, INT &iStatusCode, LPSTR &lpszDescription);
class FTPConnectionStatusEventParams { public: const QString &ConnectionEvent(); int StatusCode(); const QString &Description(); int EventRetVal(); void SetEventRetVal(int iRetVal); };
// To handle, connect one or more slots to this signal. void ConnectionStatus(FTPConnectionStatusEventParams *e);
// Or, subclass FTP and override this emitter function. virtual int FireConnectionStatus(FTPConnectionStatusEventParams *e) {...}
Remarks
This event is fired when the connection state changes: for example, completion of a firewall or proxy connection or completion of a security handshake.
The ConnectionEvent parameter indicates the type of connection event. Values may include the following:
Firewall connection complete. | |
Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) or S/Shell handshake complete (where applicable). | |
Remote host connection complete. | |
Remote host disconnected. | |
SSL or S/Shell connection broken. | |
Firewall host disconnected. |
DirList Event (FTP Class)
This event is fired when a directory entry is received.
Syntax
ANSI (Cross Platform) virtual int FireDirList(FTPDirListEventParams *e);
typedef struct {
const char *DirEntry;
const char *FileName;
int IsDir;
int64 FileSize;
const char *FileTime; int reserved; } FTPDirListEventParams;
Unicode (Windows) virtual INT FireDirList(FTPDirListEventParams *e);
typedef struct {
LPCWSTR DirEntry;
LPCWSTR FileName;
BOOL IsDir;
LONG64 FileSize;
LPCWSTR FileTime; INT reserved; } FTPDirListEventParams;
#define EID_FTP_DIRLIST 2 virtual INT IPWORKSSSL_CALL FireDirList(LPSTR &lpszDirEntry, LPSTR &lpszFileName, BOOL &bIsDir, LONG64 &lFileSize, LPSTR &lpszFileTime);
class FTPDirListEventParams { public: const QString &DirEntry(); const QString &FileName(); bool IsDir(); qint64 FileSize(); const QString &FileTime(); int EventRetVal(); void SetEventRetVal(int iRetVal); };
// To handle, connect one or more slots to this signal. void DirList(FTPDirListEventParams *e);
// Or, subclass FTP and override this emitter function. virtual int FireDirList(FTPDirListEventParams *e) {...}
Remarks
The DirList events are fired when a directory listing is received as a response to a ListDirectory or ListDirectoryLong call.
The StartTransfer and EndTransfer events mark the beginning and end of the event stream.
The DirEntry parameter contains the filename when ListDirectory is called and includes extended file information when ListDirectoryLong is called.
The class tries to fill out the FileName, IsDir, FileSize, and FileTime parameters when calling the ListDirectoryLong method. Except for FileName, these parameters are empty when a short "List Directory" is performed.
In Unix systems, the date is given in two types of formats: If the date is in the past 12 months the exact time is specified and the year is omitted. Otherwise, only the date and the year, but not hours or minutes, are given.
EndTransfer Event (FTP Class)
This event is fired when a file finishes downloading or uploading.
Syntax
ANSI (Cross Platform) virtual int FireEndTransfer(FTPEndTransferEventParams *e);
typedef struct {
int Direction; int reserved; } FTPEndTransferEventParams;
Unicode (Windows) virtual INT FireEndTransfer(FTPEndTransferEventParams *e);
typedef struct {
INT Direction; INT reserved; } FTPEndTransferEventParams;
#define EID_FTP_ENDTRANSFER 3 virtual INT IPWORKSSSL_CALL FireEndTransfer(INT &iDirection);
class FTPEndTransferEventParams { public: int Direction(); int EventRetVal(); void SetEventRetVal(int iRetVal); };
// To handle, connect one or more slots to this signal. void EndTransfer(FTPEndTransferEventParams *e);
// Or, subclass FTP and override this emitter function. virtual int FireEndTransfer(FTPEndTransferEventParams *e) {...}
Remarks
The EndTransfer event fires when a Data Interface connection is closed. This occurs when the file finishes transferring or a directory listing is finished.
The Direction parameter shows whether the client (0) or the server (1) is sending the data.
Error Event (FTP Class)
Fired when information is available about errors during data delivery.
Syntax
ANSI (Cross Platform) virtual int FireError(FTPErrorEventParams *e);
typedef struct {
int ErrorCode;
const char *Description; int reserved; } FTPErrorEventParams;
Unicode (Windows) virtual INT FireError(FTPErrorEventParams *e);
typedef struct {
INT ErrorCode;
LPCWSTR Description; INT reserved; } FTPErrorEventParams;
#define EID_FTP_ERROR 4 virtual INT IPWORKSSSL_CALL FireError(INT &iErrorCode, LPSTR &lpszDescription);
class FTPErrorEventParams { public: int ErrorCode(); const QString &Description(); int EventRetVal(); void SetEventRetVal(int iRetVal); };
// To handle, connect one or more slots to this signal. void Error(FTPErrorEventParams *e);
// Or, subclass FTP and override this emitter function. virtual int FireError(FTPErrorEventParams *e) {...}
Remarks
The Error event is fired in case of exceptional conditions during message processing. Normally the class fails with an error.
The ErrorCode parameter contains an error code, and the Description parameter contains a textual description of the error. For a list of valid error codes and their descriptions, please refer to the Error Codes section.
PITrail Event (FTP Class)
This event traces the commands sent to the server, and the respective replies.
Syntax
ANSI (Cross Platform) virtual int FirePITrail(FTPPITrailEventParams *e);
typedef struct {
int Direction;
const char *Message; int reserved; } FTPPITrailEventParams;
Unicode (Windows) virtual INT FirePITrail(FTPPITrailEventParams *e);
typedef struct {
INT Direction;
LPCWSTR Message; INT reserved; } FTPPITrailEventParams;
#define EID_FTP_PITRAIL 5 virtual INT IPWORKSSSL_CALL FirePITrail(INT &iDirection, LPSTR &lpszMessage);
class FTPPITrailEventParams { public: int Direction(); const QString &Message(); int EventRetVal(); void SetEventRetVal(int iRetVal); };
// To handle, connect one or more slots to this signal. void PITrail(FTPPITrailEventParams *e);
// Or, subclass FTP and override this emitter function. virtual int FirePITrail(FTPPITrailEventParams *e) {...}
Remarks
The PITrail event is useful for debugging purposes. It shows all of the interactions between the client and the server, line by line.
The Message parameter contains the full text of the message. The Direction parameter shows the originator of the message:
0 (Client) | The Message originates from the client. |
1 (Server) | The Message originates from the server. |
2 (Info) | The Message is an informative message originating from the client software (the class code). |
SSLServerAuthentication Event (FTP Class)
Fired after the server presents its certificate to the client.
Syntax
ANSI (Cross Platform) virtual int FireSSLServerAuthentication(FTPSSLServerAuthenticationEventParams *e);
typedef struct {
const char *CertEncoded; int lenCertEncoded;
const char *CertSubject;
const char *CertIssuer;
const char *Status;
int Accept; int reserved; } FTPSSLServerAuthenticationEventParams;
Unicode (Windows) virtual INT FireSSLServerAuthentication(FTPSSLServerAuthenticationEventParams *e);
typedef struct {
LPCSTR CertEncoded; INT lenCertEncoded;
LPCWSTR CertSubject;
LPCWSTR CertIssuer;
LPCWSTR Status;
BOOL Accept; INT reserved; } FTPSSLServerAuthenticationEventParams;
#define EID_FTP_SSLSERVERAUTHENTICATION 6 virtual INT IPWORKSSSL_CALL FireSSLServerAuthentication(LPSTR &lpCertEncoded, INT &lenCertEncoded, LPSTR &lpszCertSubject, LPSTR &lpszCertIssuer, LPSTR &lpszStatus, BOOL &bAccept);
class FTPSSLServerAuthenticationEventParams { public: const QByteArray &CertEncoded(); const QString &CertSubject(); const QString &CertIssuer(); const QString &Status(); bool Accept(); void SetAccept(bool bAccept); int EventRetVal(); void SetEventRetVal(int iRetVal); };
// To handle, connect one or more slots to this signal. void SSLServerAuthentication(FTPSSLServerAuthenticationEventParams *e);
// Or, subclass FTP and override this emitter function. virtual int FireSSLServerAuthentication(FTPSSLServerAuthenticationEventParams *e) {...}
Remarks
During this event, the client can decide whether or not to continue with the connection process. The Accept parameter is a recommendation on whether to continue or close the connection. This is just a suggestion: application software must use its own logic to determine whether or not to continue.
When Accept is False, Status shows why the verification failed (otherwise, Status contains the string OK). If it is decided to continue, you can override and accept the certificate by setting the Accept parameter to True.
SSLStatus Event (FTP Class)
Fired when secure connection progress messages are available.
Syntax
ANSI (Cross Platform) virtual int FireSSLStatus(FTPSSLStatusEventParams *e);
typedef struct {
const char *Message; int reserved; } FTPSSLStatusEventParams;
Unicode (Windows) virtual INT FireSSLStatus(FTPSSLStatusEventParams *e);
typedef struct {
LPCWSTR Message; INT reserved; } FTPSSLStatusEventParams;
#define EID_FTP_SSLSTATUS 7 virtual INT IPWORKSSSL_CALL FireSSLStatus(LPSTR &lpszMessage);
class FTPSSLStatusEventParams { public: const QString &Message(); int EventRetVal(); void SetEventRetVal(int iRetVal); };
// To handle, connect one or more slots to this signal. void SSLStatus(FTPSSLStatusEventParams *e);
// Or, subclass FTP and override this emitter function. virtual int FireSSLStatus(FTPSSLStatusEventParams *e) {...}
Remarks
The event is fired for informational and logging purposes only. This event tracks the progress of the connection.
StartTransfer Event (FTP Class)
This event fires when a file starts downloading or uploading.
Syntax
ANSI (Cross Platform) virtual int FireStartTransfer(FTPStartTransferEventParams *e);
typedef struct {
int Direction; int reserved; } FTPStartTransferEventParams;
Unicode (Windows) virtual INT FireStartTransfer(FTPStartTransferEventParams *e);
typedef struct {
INT Direction; INT reserved; } FTPStartTransferEventParams;
#define EID_FTP_STARTTRANSFER 8 virtual INT IPWORKSSSL_CALL FireStartTransfer(INT &iDirection);
class FTPStartTransferEventParams { public: int Direction(); int EventRetVal(); void SetEventRetVal(int iRetVal); };
// To handle, connect one or more slots to this signal. void StartTransfer(FTPStartTransferEventParams *e);
// Or, subclass FTP and override this emitter function. virtual int FireStartTransfer(FTPStartTransferEventParams *e) {...}
Remarks
The StartTransfer event fires when a Data Interface connection is created. This is when the file starts transferring or a directory listing is started.
The Direction parameter shows whether the client (0) or the server (1) is sending the data.
Transfer Event (FTP Class)
This event is fired during the file download or upload.
Syntax
ANSI (Cross Platform) virtual int FireTransfer(FTPTransferEventParams *e);
typedef struct {
int Direction;
int64 BytesTransferred;
int PercentDone;
const char *Text; int lenText; int reserved; } FTPTransferEventParams;
Unicode (Windows) virtual INT FireTransfer(FTPTransferEventParams *e);
typedef struct {
INT Direction;
LONG64 BytesTransferred;
INT PercentDone;
LPCSTR Text; INT lenText; INT reserved; } FTPTransferEventParams;
#define EID_FTP_TRANSFER 9 virtual INT IPWORKSSSL_CALL FireTransfer(INT &iDirection, LONG64 &lBytesTransferred, INT &iPercentDone, LPSTR &lpText, INT &lenText);
class FTPTransferEventParams { public: int Direction(); qint64 BytesTransferred(); int PercentDone(); const QByteArray &Text(); int EventRetVal(); void SetEventRetVal(int iRetVal); };
// To handle, connect one or more slots to this signal. void Transfer(FTPTransferEventParams *e);
// Or, subclass FTP and override this emitter function. virtual int FireTransfer(FTPTransferEventParams *e) {...}
Remarks
One or more Transfer events are fired during file transfer. The BytesTransferred parameter shows the number of bytes transferred since the beginning of the transfer.
Text contains the portion of the file data being delivered.
The Direction parameter shows whether the client (0) or the server (1) is sending the data.
The PercentDone parameter shows the progress of the transfer in the corresponding direction. If PercentDone can not be calculated the value will be -1.
Note: Events are not re-entrant. Performing time-consuming operations within this event will prevent it from firing again in a timely manner and may affect overall performance.
Certificate Type
This is the digital certificate being used.
Syntax
IPWorksSSLCertificate (declared in ipworksssl.h)
Remarks
This type describes the current digital certificate. The certificate may be a public or private key. The fields are used to identify or select certificates.
Fields
EffectiveDate
char* (read-only)
Default Value: ""
The date on which this certificate becomes valid. Before this date, it is not valid. The date is localized to the system's time zone. The following example illustrates the format of an encoded date:
23-Jan-2000 15:00:00.
ExpirationDate
char* (read-only)
Default Value: ""
The date on which the certificate expires. After this date, the certificate will no longer be valid. The date is localized to the system's time zone. The following example illustrates the format of an encoded date:
23-Jan-2001 15:00:00.
ExtendedKeyUsage
char* (read-only)
Default Value: ""
A comma-delimited list of extended key usage identifiers. These are the same as ASN.1 object identifiers (OIDs).
Fingerprint
char* (read-only)
Default Value: ""
The hex-encoded, 16-byte MD5 fingerprint of the certificate. This property is primarily used for keys which do not have a corresponding X.509 public certificate, such as PEM keys that only contain a private key. It is commonly used for SSH keys.
The following example illustrates the format: bc:2a:72:af:fe:58:17:43:7a:5f:ba:5a:7c:90:f7:02
FingerprintSHA1
char* (read-only)
Default Value: ""
The hex-encoded, 20-byte SHA-1 fingerprint of the certificate. This property is primarily used for keys which do not have a corresponding X.509 public certificate, such as PEM keys that only contain a private key. It is commonly used for SSH keys.
The following example illustrates the format: 30:7b:fa:38:65:83:ff:da:b4:4e:07:3f:17:b8:a4:ed:80:be:ff:84
FingerprintSHA256
char* (read-only)
Default Value: ""
The hex-encoded, 32-byte SHA-256 fingerprint of the certificate. This property is primarily used for keys which do not have a corresponding X.509 public certificate, such as PEM keys that only contain a private key. It is commonly used for SSH keys.
The following example illustrates the format: 6a:80:5c:33:a9:43:ea:b0:96:12:8a:64:96:30:ef:4a:8a:96:86:ce:f4:c7:be:10:24:8e:2b:60:9e:f3:59:53
Issuer
char* (read-only)
Default Value: ""
The issuer of the certificate. This field contains a string representation of the name of the issuing authority for the certificate.
PrivateKey
char* (read-only)
Default Value: ""
The private key of the certificate (if available). The key is provided as PEM/Base64-encoded data.
Note: The PrivateKey may be available but not exportable. In this case, PrivateKey returns an empty string.
PrivateKeyAvailable
int (read-only)
Default Value: FALSE
Whether a PrivateKey is available for the selected certificate. If PrivateKeyAvailable is True, the certificate may be used for authentication purposes (e.g., server authentication).
PrivateKeyContainer
char* (read-only)
Default Value: ""
The name of the PrivateKey container for the certificate (if available). This functionality is available only on Windows platforms.
PublicKey
char* (read-only)
Default Value: ""
The public key of the certificate. The key is provided as PEM/Base64-encoded data.
PublicKeyAlgorithm
char* (read-only)
Default Value: ""
The textual description of the certificate's public key algorithm. The property contains either the name of the algorithm (e.g., "RSA" or "RSA_DH") or an object identifier (OID) string representing the algorithm.
PublicKeyLength
int (read-only)
Default Value: 0
The length of the certificate's public key (in bits). Common values are 512, 1024, and 2048.
SerialNumber
char* (read-only)
Default Value: ""
The serial number of the certificate encoded as a string. The number is encoded as a series of hexadecimal digits, with each pair representing a byte of the serial number.
SignatureAlgorithm
char* (read-only)
Default Value: ""
The text description of the certificate's signature algorithm. The property contains either the name of the algorithm (e.g., "RSA" or "RSA_MD5RSA") or an object identifier (OID) string representing the algorithm.
Store
char*
Default Value: "MY"
The name of the certificate store for the client certificate.
The StoreType field denotes the type of the certificate store specified by Store. If the store is password-protected, specify the password in StorePassword.
Store is used in conjunction with the Subject field to specify client certificates. If Store has a value, and Subject or Encoded is set, a search for a certificate is initiated. Please see the Subject field for details.
Designations of certificate stores are platform dependent.
The following designations are the most common User and Machine certificate stores in Windows:
MY | A certificate store holding personal certificates with their associated private keys. |
CA | Certifying authority certificates. |
ROOT | Root certificates. |
When the certificate store type is cstPFXFile, this property must be set to the name of the file. When the type is cstPFXBlob, the property must be set to the binary contents of a PFX file (i.e., PKCS#12 certificate store).
StorePassword
char*
Default Value: ""
If the type of certificate store requires a password, this field is used to specify the password needed to open the certificate store.
StoreType
int
Default Value: 0
The type of certificate store for this certificate.
The class supports both public and private keys in a variety of formats. When the cstAuto value is used, the class will automatically determine the type. This field can take one of the following values:
0 (cstUser - default) | For Windows, this specifies that the certificate store is a certificate store owned by the current user.
Note: This store type is not available in Java. |
1 (cstMachine) | For Windows, this specifies that the certificate store is a machine store.
Note: This store type is not available in Java. |
2 (cstPFXFile) | The certificate store is the name of a PFX (PKCS#12) file containing certificates. |
3 (cstPFXBlob) | The certificate store is a string (binary or Base64-encoded) representing a certificate store in PFX (PKCS#12) format. |
4 (cstJKSFile) | The certificate store is the name of a Java Key Store (JKS) file containing certificates.
Note: This store type is only available in Java. |
5 (cstJKSBlob) | The certificate store is a string (binary or Base64-encoded) representing a certificate store in Java Key Store (JKS) format.
Note: This store type is only available in Java. |
6 (cstPEMKeyFile) | The certificate store is the name of a PEM-encoded file that contains a private key and an optional certificate. |
7 (cstPEMKeyBlob) | The certificate store is a string (binary or Base64-encoded) that contains a private key and an optional certificate. |
8 (cstPublicKeyFile) | The certificate store is the name of a file that contains a PEM- or DER-encoded public key certificate. |
9 (cstPublicKeyBlob) | The certificate store is a string (binary or Base64-encoded) that contains a PEM- or DER-encoded public key certificate. |
10 (cstSSHPublicKeyBlob) | The certificate store is a string (binary or Base64-encoded) that contains an SSH-style public key. |
11 (cstP7BFile) | The certificate store is the name of a PKCS#7 file containing certificates. |
12 (cstP7BBlob) | The certificate store is a string (binary) representing a certificate store in PKCS#7 format. |
13 (cstSSHPublicKeyFile) | The certificate store is the name of a file that contains an SSH-style public key. |
14 (cstPPKFile) | The certificate store is the name of a file that contains a PPK (PuTTY Private Key). |
15 (cstPPKBlob) | The certificate store is a string (binary) that contains a PPK (PuTTY Private Key). |
16 (cstXMLFile) | The certificate store is the name of a file that contains a certificate in XML format. |
17 (cstXMLBlob) | The certificate store is a string that contains a certificate in XML format. |
18 (cstJWKFile) | The certificate store is the name of a file that contains a JWK (JSON Web Key). |
19 (cstJWKBlob) | The certificate store is a string that contains a JWK (JSON Web Key). |
21 (cstBCFKSFile) | The certificate store is the name of a file that contains a BCFKS (Bouncy Castle FIPS Key Store).
Note: This store type is only available in Java and .NET. |
22 (cstBCFKSBlob) | The certificate store is a string (binary or Base64-encoded) representing a certificate store in BCFKS (Bouncy Castle FIPS Key Store) format.
Note: This store type is only available in Java and .NET. |
23 (cstPKCS11) | The certificate is present on a physical security key accessible via a PKCS#11 interface.
To use a security key, the necessary data must first be collected using the CertMgr class. The ListStoreCertificates method may be called after setting CertStoreType to cstPKCS11, CertStorePassword to the PIN, and CertStore to the full path of the PKCS#11 DLL. The certificate information returned in the CertList event's CertEncoded parameter may be saved for later use. When using a certificate, pass the previously saved security key information as the Store and set StorePassword to the PIN. Code Example. SSH Authentication with Security Key:
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99 (cstAuto) | The store type is automatically detected from the input data. This setting may be used with both public and private keys and can detect any of the supported formats automatically. |
SubjectAltNames
char* (read-only)
Default Value: ""
Comma-separated lists of alternative subject names for the certificate.
ThumbprintMD5
char* (read-only)
Default Value: ""
The MD5 hash of the certificate. It is primarily used for X.509 certificates. If the hash does not already exist, it is automatically computed.
ThumbprintSHA1
char* (read-only)
Default Value: ""
The SHA-1 hash of the certificate. It is primarily used for X.509 certificates. If the hash does not already exist, it is automatically computed.
ThumbprintSHA256
char* (read-only)
Default Value: ""
The SHA-256 hash of the certificate. It is primarily used for X.509 certificates. If the hash does not already exist, it is automatically computed.
Usage
char* (read-only)
Default Value: ""
The text description of UsageFlags.
This value will be one or more of the following strings and will be separated by commas:
- Digital Signature
- Non-Repudiation
- Key Encipherment
- Data Encipherment
- Key Agreement
- Certificate Signing
- CRL Signing
- Encipher Only
If the provider is OpenSSL, the value is a comma-separated list of X.509 certificate extension names.
UsageFlags
int (read-only)
Default Value: 0
The flags that show intended use for the certificate. The value of UsageFlags is a combination of the following flags:
0x80 | Digital Signature |
0x40 | Non-Repudiation |
0x20 | Key Encipherment |
0x10 | Data Encipherment |
0x08 | Key Agreement |
0x04 | Certificate Signing |
0x02 | CRL Signing |
0x01 | Encipher Only |
Please see the Usage field for a text representation of UsageFlags.
This functionality currently is not available when the provider is OpenSSL.
Version
char* (read-only)
Default Value: ""
The certificate's version number. The possible values are the strings "V1", "V2", and "V3".
Subject
char*
Default Value: ""
The subject of the certificate used for client authentication.
This property must be set after all other certificate properties are set. When this property is set, a search is performed in the current certificate store to locate a certificate with a matching subject.
If a matching certificate is found, the field is set to the full subject of the matching certificate.
If an exact match is not found, the store is searched for subjects containing the value of the property.
If a match is still not found, the property is set to an empty string, and no certificate is selected.
The special value "*" picks a random certificate in the certificate store.
The certificate subject is a comma-separated list of distinguished name fields and values. For instance, "CN=www.server.com, OU=test, C=US, E=support@nsoftware.com". Common fields and their meanings are as follows:
Field | Meaning |
CN | Common Name. This is commonly a hostname like www.server.com. |
O | Organization |
OU | Organizational Unit |
L | Locality |
S | State |
C | Country |
E | Email Address |
If a field value contains a comma, it must be quoted.
Encoded
char*
Default Value: ""
The certificate (PEM/Base64 encoded). This field is used to assign a specific certificate. The Store and Subject fields also may be used to specify a certificate.
When Encoded is set, a search is initiated in the current Store for the private key of the certificate. If the key is found, Subject is updated to reflect the full subject of the selected certificate; otherwise, Subject is set to an empty string.
Constructors
Certificate()
Creates a instance whose properties can be set. This is useful for use with when generating new certificates.
Certificate(const char* lpEncoded, int lenEncoded)
Parses Encoded as an X.509 public key.
Certificate(int iStoreType, const char* lpStore, int lenStore, const char* lpszStorePassword, const char* lpszSubject)
StoreType identifies the type of certificate store to use. See for descriptions of the different certificate stores. Store is a byte array containing the certificate data. StorePassword is the password used to protect the store.
After the store has been successfully opened, the component will attempt to find the certificate identified by Subject . This can be either a complete or a substring match of the X.509 certificate's subject Distinguished Name (DN). The Subject parameter can also take an MD5, SHA-1, or SHA-256 thumbprint of the certificate to load in a "Thumbprint=value" format.
DirEntry Type
This is a listing in a directory returned from the server.
Syntax
IPWorksSSLDirEntry (declared in ipworksssl.h)
Remarks
The DirEntry listings are filled out by the class when a directory listing is received as a response to a ListDirectory or ListDirectoryLong call. The server returns a listing for each directory and file at the current path that exists. This listing is parsed into a directory entry.
If ListDirectoryLong is called, all of the fields listed below are supplied by the server. When the ListDirectory method is called, however, the FileSize, FileTime, and IsDir fields all are left empty by the server. In this case, the only field it returns is the FileName.
The full line for the directory entry is provided by the Entry field.
Fields
Entry
char* (read-only)
Default Value: ""
This field contains the raw entry as received from the server. It is the complete unparsed entry in the directory listing.
FileName
char* (read-only)
Default Value: ""
This field shows the file name in the last directory listing. This also may be the directory name if a directory is being listed. You can tell whether it is a file or a directory by the Boolean IsDir field.
FileSize
int64 (read-only)
Default Value: 0
This field shows the file size in the last directory listing.
FileTime
char* (read-only)
Default Value: ""
This field shows the file time in the last directory listing. This contains the date/time stamp in which the file was created.
Note: In Unix systems, the date is given in two types of formats: If the date is in the past 12 months, the exact time is specified and the year is omitted. Otherwise, only the date and the year, but not hours or minutes, are given.
IsDir
int (read-only)
Default Value: FALSE
This field specifies whether entries in the last directory listing are directories. This Boolean value denotes whether or not the directory entry listed in FileName is a file or a directory.
Constructors
DirEntry()
Firewall Type
The firewall the component will connect through.
Syntax
IPWorksSSLFirewall (declared in ipworksssl.h)
Remarks
When connecting through a firewall, this type is used to specify different properties of the firewall, such as the firewall Host and the FirewallType.
Fields
AutoDetect
int
Default Value: FALSE
Whether to automatically detect and use firewall system settings, if available.
FirewallType
int
Default Value: 0
The type of firewall to connect through. The applicable values are as follows:
fwNone (0) | No firewall (default setting). |
fwTunnel (1) | Connect through a tunneling proxy. Port is set to 80. |
fwSOCKS4 (2) | Connect through a SOCKS4 Proxy. Port is set to 1080. |
fwSOCKS5 (3) | Connect through a SOCKS5 Proxy. Port is set to 1080. |
fwSOCKS4A (10) | Connect through a SOCKS4A Proxy. Port is set to 1080. |
Host
char*
Default Value: ""
The name or IP address of the firewall (optional). If a Host is given, the requested connections will be authenticated through the specified firewall when connecting.
If this field is set to a Domain Name, a DNS request is initiated. Upon successful termination of the request, this field is set to the corresponding address. If the search is not successful, the class fails with an error.
Password
char*
Default Value: ""
A password if authentication is to be used when connecting through the firewall. If Host is specified, the User and Password fields are used to connect and authenticate to the given firewall. If the authentication fails, the class fails with an error.
Port
int
Default Value: 0
The Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) port for the firewall Host. See the description of the Host field for details.
Note: This field is set automatically when FirewallType is set to a valid value. See the description of the FirewallType field for details.
User
char*
Default Value: ""
A username if authentication is to be used when connecting through a firewall. If Host is specified, this field and the Password field are used to connect and authenticate to the given Firewall. If the authentication fails, the class fails with an error.
Constructors
Firewall()
IPWorksSSLList Type
Syntax
IPWorksSSLList<T> (declared in ipworksssl.h)
Remarks
IPWorksSSLList is a generic class that is used to hold a collection of objects of type T, where T is one of the custom types supported by the FTP class.
Methods | |
GetCount |
This method returns the current size of the collection.
int GetCount() {}
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SetCount |
This method sets the size of the collection. This method returns 0 if setting the size was successful; or -1 if the collection is ReadOnly. When adding additional objects to a collection call this method to specify the new size. Increasing the size of the collection preserves existing objects in the collection.
int SetCount(int count) {}
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Get |
This method gets the item at the specified position. The index parameter specifies the index of the item in the collection. This method returns NULL if an invalid index is specified.
T* Get(int index) {}
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Set |
This method sets the item at the specified position. The index parameter specifies the index of the item in the collection that is being set. This method returns -1 if an invalid index is specified. Note: Objects created using the new operator must be freed using the delete operator; they will not be automatically freed by the class.
T* Set(int index, T* value) {}
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IPWorksSSLStream Type
Syntax
IPWorksSSLStream (declared in ipworksssl.h)
Remarks
The FTP class includes one or more API members that take a stream object as a parameter. To use such API members, create a concrete class that implements the IPWorksSSLStream interface and pass the FTP class an instance of that concrete class.
When implementing the IPWorksSSLStream interface's properties and methods, they must behave as described below. If the concrete class's implementation does not behave as expected, undefined behavior may occur.
Properties | |
CanRead |
Whether the stream supports reading.
bool CanRead() { return true; } |
CanSeek |
Whether the stream supports seeking.
bool CanSeek() { return true; } |
CanWrite |
Whether the stream supports writing.
bool CanWrite() { return true; } |
Length |
Gets the length of the stream, in bytes.
int64 GetLength() = 0; |
Methods | |
Close |
Closes the stream, releasing all resources currently allocated for it.
void Close() {} This method is called automatically when an IPWorksSSLStream object is deleted. |
Flush |
Forces all data held by the stream's buffers to be written out to storage.
int Flush() { return 0; } Must return 0 if flushing is successful; or -1 if an error occurs or the stream is closed. If the stream does not support writing, this method must do nothing and return 0. |
Read |
Reads a sequence of bytes from the stream and advances the current position within the stream by the number of bytes read.
int Read(void* buffer, int count) = 0; Buffer specifies the buffer to populate with data from the stream. Count specifies the number of bytes that should be read from the stream. Must return the total number of bytes read into Buffer; this may be less than Count if that many bytes are not currently available, or 0 if the end of the stream has been reached. Must return -1 if an error occurs, if reading is not supported, or if the stream is closed. |
Seek |
Sets the current position within the stream based on a particular point of origin.
int64 Seek(int64 offset, int seekOrigin) = 0; Offset specifies the offset in the stream to seek to, relative to SeekOrigin. Valid values for SeekOrigin are:
Must return the new position within the stream; or -1 if an error occurs, if seeking is not supported, or if the stream is closed (however, see note below). If -1 is returned, the current position within the stream must remain unchanged. Note: If the stream is not closed, it must always be possible to call this method with an Offset of 0 and a SeekOrigin of 1 to obtain the current position within the stream, even if seeking is not otherwise supported. |
Write |
Writes a sequence of bytes to the stream and advances the current position within the stream by the number of bytes written.
int Write(const void* buffer, int count) = 0; Buffer specifies the buffer with data to write to the stream. Count specifies the number of bytes that should be written to the stream. Must return the total number of bytes written to the stream; this may be less than Count if that many bytes could not be written. Must return -1 if an error occurs, if writing is not supported, or if the stream is closed. |
Config Settings (FTP Class)
The class accepts one or more of the following configuration settings. Configuration settings are similar in functionality to properties, but they are rarely used. In order to avoid "polluting" the property namespace of the class, access to these internal properties is provided through the Config method.FTP Config Settings
Note: This configuration setting will be ignored if ActiveModePORTAddress is also specified.
This configuration setting must be used in conjunction with PortRange to ensure that the correct port is used by the client.
In many cases, FTP servers are not configured to return a valid public IP in the PASV response. When Secure Sockets Layer/Transport Layer Security (SSL/TLS) is used any network address translation (NAT) done by the firewall cannot occur. The result is the client may receive an IP that is not accessible.
This setting is designed to allow the connection to succeed in as many cases as possible. When the IP for the data connection is received from the server, the class will inspect the value. If the received value is not within the known private IP ranges, the class will use it, assuming it is a valid public IP. If the received value is a private IP, the class will instead assume the data connection should be established to the same IP as the command connection (true in almost all cases).
When this setting is False, the class will not perform any checks on the received value. When set to False, UseRemoteHostAddressForPassive is applicable.
In the case that DILinger is True (default), follow two scenarios to determine how long the connection will linger. In the first scenario, if DILingerTime is 0 (default), the system will attempt to send pending data for a connection until the default IP timeout expires.
In the second scenario, DILingerTime is a positive value, the system will attempt to send pending data until the specified DILingerTime is reached. If this attempt fails, then the system will reset the connection.
The default behavior (which is also the default mode for stream sockets) might result in a long delay in closing the connection. Although the class returns control immediately, the system could hold system resources until all pending data are sent (even after your application closes).
Setting this property to False forces an immediate disconnection. If you know that the other side has received all the data you sent (by a client acknowledgment, for example), setting this property to False might be the appropriate course of action.
This setting applies only when calling QueryFileTime. It does not apply to the FileTime parameter of the DirList event.
The range is provided as start-end, for instance: "1024-" stands for anything higher than 1024, "1024-2048" stands for ports between 1024 and 2048 inclusive, "4000-4010, 50000-50010" stands for ports between 4000 and 4010 or between 50000 and 50010.
When set to True, set RemoteFile to the filemask and call either ListDirectory or ListDirectoryLong. There is no difference between the two methods when this setting is enabled.
When set to True, set RemoteFile to the file or folder you wish to get information about and call either ListDirectory or ListDirectoryLong. There is no difference between the two methods when this setting is enabled. When both UseMLSD and UseMLST are set, UseMLSD takes precedence.
Note: Using AUTH SSL instead of AUTH TLS is strongly discouraged because of potential security vulnerabilities. If you must use this configuration setting, please do so very carefully.
When this setting is False (default) and AutoSelectDataIP is also False, the class will use the IP address returned by the server when establishing a data connection.
This setting is not applicable when Passive is set to False (Active mode).
TCPClient Config Settings
If the FirewallHost setting is set to a Domain Name, a DNS request is initiated. Upon successful termination of the request, the FirewallHost setting is set to the corresponding address. If the search is not successful, an error is returned.
Note: This setting is provided for use by classs that do not directly expose Firewall properties.
Note: This setting is provided for use by classs that do not directly expose Firewall properties.
Note: This configuration setting is provided for use by classs that do not directly expose Firewall properties.
0 | No firewall (default setting). |
1 | Connect through a tunneling proxy. FirewallPort is set to 80. |
2 | Connect through a SOCKS4 Proxy. FirewallPort is set to 1080. |
3 | Connect through a SOCKS5 Proxy. FirewallPort is set to 1080. |
10 | Connect through a SOCKS4A Proxy. FirewallPort is set to 1080. |
Note: This setting is provided for use by classs that do not directly expose Firewall properties.
Note: This setting is provided for use by classs that do not directly expose Firewall properties.
Note: This value is not applicable in macOS.
Note: This configuration setting is only available in the Unix platform. It is not supported in masOS or FreeBSD.
In the case that Linger is True (default), two scenarios determine how long the connection will linger. In the first, if LingerTime is 0 (default), the system will attempt to send pending data for a connection until the default IP timeout expires.
In the second scenario, if LingerTime is a positive value, the system will attempt to send pending data until the specified LingerTime is reached. If this attempt fails, then the system will reset the connection.
The default behavior (which is also the default mode for stream sockets) might result in a long delay in closing the connection. Although the class returns control immediately, the system could hold system resources until all pending data are sent (even after your application closes).
Setting this property to False forces an immediate disconnection. If you know that the other side has received all the data you sent (e.g., by a client acknowledgment), setting this property to False might be the appropriate course of action.
In multihomed hosts (machines with more than one IP interface), setting LocalHost to the value of an interface will make the class initiate connections (or accept in the case of server classs) only through that interface.
If the class is connected, the LocalHost setting shows the IP address of the interface through which the connection is made in internet dotted format (aaa.bbb.ccc.ddd). In most cases, this is the address of the local host, except for multihomed hosts (machines with more than one IP interface).
Setting this to 0 (default) enables the system to choose a port at random. The chosen port will be shown by LocalPort after the connection is established.
LocalPort cannot be changed once a connection is made. Any attempt to set this when a connection is active will generate an error.
This configuration setting is useful when trying to connect to services that require a trusted port on the client side. An example is the remote shell (rsh) service in UNIX systems.
If an EOL string is found in the input stream before MaxLineLength bytes are received, the DataIn event is fired with the EOL parameter set to True, and the buffer is reset.
If no EOL is found, and MaxLineLength bytes are accumulated in the buffer, the DataIn event is fired with the EOL parameter set to False, and the buffer is reset.
The minimum value for MaxLineLength is 256 bytes. The default value is 2048 bytes.
www.google.com;www.nsoftware.com
Note: This value is not applicable in Java.
By default, this configuration setting is set to False.
0 | IPv4 only |
1 | IPv6 only |
2 | IPv6 with IPv4 fallback |
SSL Config Settings
When enabled, SSL packet logs are output using the SSLStatus event, which will fire each time an SSL packet is sent or received.
Enabling this configuration setting has no effect if SSLProvider is set to Platform.
The path set by this property should point to a directory containing CA certificates in PEM format. The files each contain one CA certificate. The files are looked up by the CA subject name hash value, which must hence be available. If more than one CA certificate with the same name hash value exist, the extension must be different (e.g., 9d66eef0.0, 9d66eef0.1). OpenSSL recommends the use of the c_rehash utility to create the necessary links. Please refer to the OpenSSL man page SSL_CTX_load_verify_locations(3) for details.
The file set by this property should contain a list of CA certificates in PEM format. The file can contain several CA certificates identified by the following sequences:
-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
... (CA certificate in base64 encoding) ...
-----END CERTIFICATE-----
Before, between, and after the certificate text is allowed, which can be used, for example, for descriptions of the certificates. Refer to the OpenSSL man page SSL_CTX_load_verify_locations(3) for details.
The format of this string is described in the OpenSSL man page ciphers(1) section "CIPHER LIST FORMAT". Please refer to it for details. The default string "DEFAULT" is determined at compile time and is normally equivalent to "ALL:!ADH:RC4+RSA:+SSLv2:@STRENGTH".
By default, OpenSSL uses the device file "/dev/urandom" to seed the PRNG, and setting OpenSSLPrngSeedData is not required. If set, the string specified is used to seed the PRNG.
If set to True, the class will reuse the context if and only if the following criteria are met:
- The target host name is the same.
- The system cache entry has not expired (default timeout is 10 hours).
- The application process that calls the function is the same.
- The logon session is the same.
- The instance of the class is the same.
The value is formatted as a list of paths separated by semicolons. The class will check for the existence of each file in the order specified. When a file is found, the CA certificates within the file will be loaded and used to determine the validity of server or client certificates.
The default value is as follows:
/etc/ssl/ca-bundle.pem;/etc/pki/tls/certs/ca-bundle.crt;/etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt;/etc/pki/tls/cacert.pem
-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE----- MIIEKzCCAxOgAwIBAgIRANTET4LIkxdH6P+CFIiHvTowDQYJKoZIhvcNAQELBQAw ... Intermediate Cert ... eWHV5OW1K53o/atv59sOiW5K3crjFhsBOd5Q+cJJnU+SWinPKtANXMht+EDvYY2w F0I1XhM+pKj7FjDr+XNj -----END CERTIFICATE----- \r \n -----BEGIN CERTIFICATE----- MIIEFjCCAv6gAwIBAgIQetu1SMxpnENAnnOz1P+PtTANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQUFADBp ... Root Cert ... d8q23djXZbVYiIfE9ebr4g3152BlVCHZ2GyPdjhIuLeH21VbT/dyEHHA -----END CERTIFICATE-----
Note: This configuration setting contains the minimum cipher strength requested from the security library. The actual cipher strength used for the connection is shown by the SSLStatus event.
Use this configuration setting with caution. Requesting a lower cipher strength than necessary could potentially cause serious security vulnerabilities in your application.
When the provider is OpenSSL, SSLCipherStrength is currently not supported. This functionality is instead made available through the OpenSSLCipherList configuration setting.
The value of this configuration setting is a newline-separated (CR/LF) list of certificates. For instance:
-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE----- MIIEKzCCAxOgAwIBAgIRANTET4LIkxdH6P+CFIiHvTowDQYJKoZIhvcNAQELBQAw ... Intermediate Cert ... eWHV5OW1K53o/atv59sOiW5K3crjFhsBOd5Q+cJJnU+SWinPKtANXMht+EDvYY2w F0I1XhM+pKj7FjDr+XNj -----END CERTIFICATE----- \r \n -----BEGIN CERTIFICATE----- MIIEFjCCAv6gAwIBAgIQetu1SMxpnENAnnOz1P+PtTANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQUFADBp ... Root Cert ... d8q23djXZbVYiIfE9ebr4g3152BlVCHZ2GyPdjhIuLeH21VbT/dyEHHA -----END CERTIFICATE-----
By default, the enabled cipher suites will include all available ciphers ("*").
The special value "*" means that the class will pick all of the supported cipher suites. If SSLEnabledCipherSuites is set to any other value, only the specified cipher suites will be considered.
Multiple cipher suites are separated by semicolons.
Example values when SSLProvider is set to Platform include the following:
obj.config("SSLEnabledCipherSuites=*");
obj.config("SSLEnabledCipherSuites=CALG_AES_256");
obj.config("SSLEnabledCipherSuites=CALG_AES_256;CALG_3DES");
Possible values when SSLProvider is set to Platform include the following:
- CALG_3DES
- CALG_3DES_112
- CALG_AES
- CALG_AES_128
- CALG_AES_192
- CALG_AES_256
- CALG_AGREEDKEY_ANY
- CALG_CYLINK_MEK
- CALG_DES
- CALG_DESX
- CALG_DH_EPHEM
- CALG_DH_SF
- CALG_DSS_SIGN
- CALG_ECDH
- CALG_ECDH_EPHEM
- CALG_ECDSA
- CALG_ECMQV
- CALG_HASH_REPLACE_OWF
- CALG_HUGHES_MD5
- CALG_HMAC
- CALG_KEA_KEYX
- CALG_MAC
- CALG_MD2
- CALG_MD4
- CALG_MD5
- CALG_NO_SIGN
- CALG_OID_INFO_CNG_ONLY
- CALG_OID_INFO_PARAMETERS
- CALG_PCT1_MASTER
- CALG_RC2
- CALG_RC4
- CALG_RC5
- CALG_RSA_KEYX
- CALG_RSA_SIGN
- CALG_SCHANNEL_ENC_KEY
- CALG_SCHANNEL_MAC_KEY
- CALG_SCHANNEL_MASTER_HASH
- CALG_SEAL
- CALG_SHA
- CALG_SHA1
- CALG_SHA_256
- CALG_SHA_384
- CALG_SHA_512
- CALG_SKIPJACK
- CALG_SSL2_MASTER
- CALG_SSL3_MASTER
- CALG_SSL3_SHAMD5
- CALG_TEK
- CALG_TLS1_MASTER
- CALG_TLS1PRF
obj.config("SSLEnabledCipherSuites=*");
obj.config("SSLEnabledCipherSuites=TLS_DHE_DSS_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA");
obj.config("SSLEnabledCipherSuites=TLS_DHE_DSS_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA;TLS_ECDH_RSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA");
Possible values when SSLProvider is set to Internal include the following:
- TLS_ECDHE_ECDSA_WITH_AES_256_GCM_SHA384
- TLS_ECDHE_ECDSA_WITH_AES_128_GCM_SHA256
- TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_128_GCM_SHA256
- TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_256_GCM_SHA384
- TLS_ECDH_ECDSA_WITH_AES_256_GCM_SHA384
- TLS_RSA_WITH_AES_256_GCM_SHA384
- TLS_RSA_WITH_AES_128_GCM_SHA256
- TLS_ECDH_ECDSA_WITH_AES_128_GCM_SHA256
- TLS_DHE_DSS_WITH_AES_256_GCM_SHA384
- TLS_DHE_RSA_WITH_AES_256_GCM_SHA384
- TLS_ECDH_RSA_WITH_AES_256_GCM_SHA384
- TLS_ECDH_RSA_WITH_AES_128_GCM_SHA256
- TLS_DHE_RSA_WITH_AES_128_GCM_SHA256
- TLS_DHE_DSS_WITH_AES_128_GCM_SHA256
- TLS_ECDHE_ECDSA_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA384
- TLS_ECDHE_ECDSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA256
- TLS_ECDH_ECDSA_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA384
- TLS_DHE_DSS_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA256
- TLS_RSA_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA256
- TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA384
- TLS_ECDH_RSA_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA384
- TLS_DHE_RSA_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA256
- TLS_DHE_RSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA256
- TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA256
- TLS_RSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA256
- TLS_ECDH_ECDSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA256
- TLS_ECDH_RSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA256
- TLS_DHE_DSS_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA256
- TLS_RSA_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA
- TLS_ECDHE_ECDSA_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA
- TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA
- TLS_ECDH_ECDSA_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA
- TLS_DHE_RSA_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA
- TLS_ECDH_RSA_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA
- TLS_DHE_DSS_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA
- TLS_RSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA
- TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA
- TLS_ECDHE_ECDSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA
- TLS_ECDH_ECDSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA
- TLS_ECDH_RSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA
- TLS_DHE_RSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA
- TLS_DHE_DSS_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA
- TLS_ECDHE_ECDSA_WITH_3DES_EDE_CBC_SHA
- TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_3DES_EDE_CBC_SHA
- TLS_ECDH_ECDSA_WITH_3DES_EDE_CBC_SHA
- TLS_ECDH_RSA_WITH_3DES_EDE_CBC_SHA
- TLS_DHE_RSA_WITH_3DES_EDE_CBC_SHA
- TLS_DHE_DSS_WITH_3DES_EDE_CBC_SHA
- TLS_RSA_WITH_3DES_EDE_CBC_SHA
- TLS_RSA_WITH_DES_CBC_SHA
- TLS_DHE_RSA_WITH_DES_CBC_SHA
- TLS_DHE_DSS_WITH_DES_CBC_SHA
- TLS_RSA_WITH_RC4_128_MD5
- TLS_RSA_WITH_RC4_128_SHA
When TLS 1.3 is negotiated (see SSLEnabledProtocols), only the following cipher suites are supported:
- TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384
- TLS_CHACHA20_POLY1305_SHA256
- TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256
SSLEnabledCipherSuites is used together with SSLCipherStrength.
Not all supported protocols are enabled by default. The default value is 4032 for client components, and 3072 for server components. To specify a combination of enabled protocol versions set this config to the binary OR of one or more of the following values:
TLS1.3 | 12288 (Hex 3000) |
TLS1.2 | 3072 (Hex C00) (Default - Client and Server) |
TLS1.1 | 768 (Hex 300) (Default - Client) |
TLS1 | 192 (Hex C0) (Default - Client) |
SSL3 | 48 (Hex 30) |
SSL2 | 12 (Hex 0C) |
Note that only TLS 1.2 is enabled for server components that accept incoming connections. This adheres to industry standards to ensure a secure connection. Client components enable TLS 1.0, TLS 1.1, and TLS 1.2 by default and will negotiate the highest mutually supported version when connecting to a server, which should be TLS 1.2 in most cases.
SSLEnabledProtocols: Transport Layer Security (TLS) 1.3 Notes:
By default when TLS 1.3 is enabled, the class will use the internal TLS implementation when the SSLProvider is set to Automatic for all editions.
In editions that are designed to run on Windows, SSLProvider can be set to Platform to use the platform implementation instead of the internal implementation. When configured in this manner, please note that the platform provider is supported only on Windows 11/Windows Server 2022 and up. The default internal provider is available on all platforms and is not restricted to any specific OS version.
If set to 1 (Platform provider), please be aware of the following notes:
- The platform provider is available only on Windows 11/Windows Server 2022 and up.
- SSLEnabledCipherSuites and other similar SSL configuration settings are not supported.
- If SSLEnabledProtocols includes both TLS 1.3 and TLS 1.2, these restrictions are still applicable even if TLS 1.2 is negotiated. Enabling TLS 1.3 with the platform provider changes the implementation used for all TLS versions.
SSLEnabledProtocols: SSL2 and SSL3 Notes:
SSL 2.0 and 3.0 are not supported by the class when the SSLProvider is set to internal. To use SSL 2.0 or SSL 3.0, the platform security API must have the protocols enabled and SSLProvider needs to be set to platform.
This configuration setting is applicable only when SSLProvider is set to Internal.
If set to True, all certificates returned by the server will be present in the Encoded parameter of the SSLServerAuthentication event. This includes the leaf certificate, any intermediate certificate, and the root certificate.
When set, the class will save the session secrets in the same format as the SSLKEYLOGFILE environment variable functionality used by most major browsers and tools, such as Chrome, Firefox, and cURL. This file can then be used in tools such as Wireshark to decrypt TLS traffic for debugging purposes. When writing to this file, the class will only append, it will not overwrite previous values.
Note: This configuration setting is applicable only when SSLProvider is set to Internal.
Note: For server components (e.g., TCPServer), this is a per-connection configuration setting accessed by passing the ConnectionId. For example:
server.Config("SSLNegotiatedCipher[connId]");
Note: For server components (e.g., TCPServer), this is a per-connection configuration setting accessed by passing the ConnectionId. For example:
server.Config("SSLNegotiatedCipherStrength[connId]");
Note: For server components (e.g., TCPServer), this is a per-connection configuration setting accessed by passing the ConnectionId. For example:
server.Config("SSLNegotiatedCipherSuite[connId]");
Note: For server components (e.g., TCPServer), this is a per-connection configuration setting accessed by passing the ConnectionId. For example:
server.Config("SSLNegotiatedKeyExchange[connId]");
Note: For server components (e.g., TCPServer), this is a per-connection configuration setting accessed by passing the ConnectionId. For example:
server.Config("SSLNegotiatedKeyExchangeStrength[connId]");
Note: For server components (e.g., TCPServer), this is a per-connection configuration setting accessed by passing the ConnectionId. For example:
server.Config("SSLNegotiatedVersion[connId]");
0x00000001 | Ignore time validity status of certificate. |
0x00000002 | Ignore time validity status of CTL. |
0x00000004 | Ignore non-nested certificate times. |
0x00000010 | Allow unknown certificate authority. |
0x00000020 | Ignore wrong certificate usage. |
0x00000100 | Ignore unknown certificate revocation status. |
0x00000200 | Ignore unknown CTL signer revocation status. |
0x00000400 | Ignore unknown certificate authority revocation status. |
0x00000800 | Ignore unknown root revocation status. |
0x00008000 | Allow test root certificate. |
0x00004000 | Trust test root certificate. |
0x80000000 | Ignore non-matching CN (certificate CN non-matching server name). |
This functionality is currently not available when the provider is OpenSSL.
The value of this configuration setting is a newline-separated (CR/LF) list of certificates. For instance:
-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE----- MIIEKzCCAxOgAwIBAgIRANTET4LIkxdH6P+CFIiHvTowDQYJKoZIhvcNAQELBQAw ... Intermediate Cert... eWHV5OW1K53o/atv59sOiW5K3crjFhsBOd5Q+cJJnU+SWinPKtANXMht+EDvYY2w F0I1XhM+pKj7FjDr+XNj -----END CERTIFICATE----- \r \n -----BEGIN CERTIFICATE----- MIIEFjCCAv6gAwIBAgIQetu1SMxpnENAnnOz1P+PtTANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQUFADBp ... Root Cert... d8q23djXZbVYiIfE9ebr4g3152BlVCHZ2GyPdjhIuLeH21VbT/dyEHHA -----END CERTIFICATE-----
When specified the class will verify that the server certificate signature algorithm is among the values specified in this configuration setting. If the server certificate signature algorithm is unsupported, the class fails with an error.
The format of this value is a comma-separated list of hash-signature combinations. For instance:
component.SSLProvider = TCPClientSSLProviders.sslpInternal;
component.Config("SSLEnabledProtocols=3072"); //TLS 1.2
component.Config("TLS12SignatureAlgorithms=sha256-rsa,sha256-dsa,sha1-rsa,sha1-dsa");
The default value for this configuration setting is sha512-ecdsa,sha512-rsa,sha512-dsa,sha384-ecdsa,sha384-rsa,sha384-dsa,sha256-ecdsa,sha256-rsa,sha256-dsa,sha224-ecdsa,sha224-rsa,sha224-dsa,sha1-ecdsa,sha1-rsa,sha1-dsa.
To not restrict the server's certificate signature algorithm, specify an empty string as the value for this configuration setting, which will cause the signature_algorithms TLS 1.2 extension to not be sent.
The default value is ecdhe_secp256r1,ecdhe_secp384r1,ecdhe_secp521r1.
When using TLS 1.2 and SSLProvider is set to Internal, the values refer to the supported groups for ECC. The following values are supported:
- "ecdhe_secp256r1" (default)
- "ecdhe_secp384r1" (default)
- "ecdhe_secp521r1" (default)
The default value is set to balance common supported groups and the computational resources required to generate key shares. As a result, only some groups are included by default in this configuration setting.
Note: All supported groups can always be used during the handshake even if not listed here, but if a group is used that is not present in this list, it will incur an additional roundtrip and time to generate the key share for that group.
In most cases, this configuration setting does not need to be modified. This should be modified only if there is a specific reason to do so.
The default value is ecdhe_x25519,ecdhe_secp256r1,ecdhe_secp384r1,ffdhe_2048,ffdhe_3072
The values are ordered from most preferred to least preferred. The following values are supported:
- "ecdhe_x25519" (default)
- "ecdhe_x448"
- "ecdhe_secp256r1" (default)
- "ecdhe_secp384r1" (default)
- "ecdhe_secp521r1"
- "ffdhe_2048" (default)
- "ffdhe_3072" (default)
- "ffdhe_4096"
- "ffdhe_6144"
- "ffdhe_8192"
- "ed25519" (default)
- "ed448" (default)
- "ecdsa_secp256r1_sha256" (default)
- "ecdsa_secp384r1_sha384" (default)
- "ecdsa_secp521r1_sha512" (default)
- "rsa_pkcs1_sha256" (default)
- "rsa_pkcs1_sha384" (default)
- "rsa_pkcs1_sha512" (default)
- "rsa_pss_sha256" (default)
- "rsa_pss_sha384" (default)
- "rsa_pss_sha512" (default)
The default value is ecdhe_x25519,ecdhe_x448,ecdhe_secp256r1,ecdhe_secp384r1,ecdhe_secp521r1,ffdhe_2048,ffdhe_3072,ffdhe_4096,ffdhe_6144,ffdhe_8192
The values are ordered from most preferred to least preferred. The following values are supported:
- "ecdhe_x25519" (default)
- "ecdhe_x448" (default)
- "ecdhe_secp256r1" (default)
- "ecdhe_secp384r1" (default)
- "ecdhe_secp521r1" (default)
- "ffdhe_2048" (default)
- "ffdhe_3072" (default)
- "ffdhe_4096" (default)
- "ffdhe_6144" (default)
- "ffdhe_8192" (default)
Socket Config Settings
Note: This option is not valid for User Datagram Protocol (UDP) ports.
Some TCP/IP implementations do not support variable buffer sizes. If that is the case, when the class is activated the InBufferSize reverts to its defined size. The same happens if you attempt to make it too large or too small.
Some TCP/IP implementations do not support variable buffer sizes. If that is the case, when the class is activated the OutBufferSize reverts to its defined size. The same happens if you attempt to make it too large or too small.
Base Config Settings
The following is a list of valid code page identifiers:
Identifier | Name |
037 | IBM EBCDIC - U.S./Canada |
437 | OEM - United States |
500 | IBM EBCDIC - International |
708 | Arabic - ASMO 708 |
709 | Arabic - ASMO 449+, BCON V4 |
710 | Arabic - Transparent Arabic |
720 | Arabic - Transparent ASMO |
737 | OEM - Greek (formerly 437G) |
775 | OEM - Baltic |
850 | OEM - Multilingual Latin I |
852 | OEM - Latin II |
855 | OEM - Cyrillic (primarily Russian) |
857 | OEM - Turkish |
858 | OEM - Multilingual Latin I + Euro symbol |
860 | OEM - Portuguese |
861 | OEM - Icelandic |
862 | OEM - Hebrew |
863 | OEM - Canadian-French |
864 | OEM - Arabic |
865 | OEM - Nordic |
866 | OEM - Russian |
869 | OEM - Modern Greek |
870 | IBM EBCDIC - Multilingual/ROECE (Latin-2) |
874 | ANSI/OEM - Thai (same as 28605, ISO 8859-15) |
875 | IBM EBCDIC - Modern Greek |
932 | ANSI/OEM - Japanese, Shift-JIS |
936 | ANSI/OEM - Simplified Chinese (PRC, Singapore) |
949 | ANSI/OEM - Korean (Unified Hangul Code) |
950 | ANSI/OEM - Traditional Chinese (Taiwan; Hong Kong SAR, PRC) |
1026 | IBM EBCDIC - Turkish (Latin-5) |
1047 | IBM EBCDIC - Latin 1/Open System |
1140 | IBM EBCDIC - U.S./Canada (037 + Euro symbol) |
1141 | IBM EBCDIC - Germany (20273 + Euro symbol) |
1142 | IBM EBCDIC - Denmark/Norway (20277 + Euro symbol) |
1143 | IBM EBCDIC - Finland/Sweden (20278 + Euro symbol) |
1144 | IBM EBCDIC - Italy (20280 + Euro symbol) |
1145 | IBM EBCDIC - Latin America/Spain (20284 + Euro symbol) |
1146 | IBM EBCDIC - United Kingdom (20285 + Euro symbol) |
1147 | IBM EBCDIC - France (20297 + Euro symbol) |
1148 | IBM EBCDIC - International (500 + Euro symbol) |
1149 | IBM EBCDIC - Icelandic (20871 + Euro symbol) |
1200 | Unicode UCS-2 Little-Endian (BMP of ISO 10646) |
1201 | Unicode UCS-2 Big-Endian |
1250 | ANSI - Central European |
1251 | ANSI - Cyrillic |
1252 | ANSI - Latin I |
1253 | ANSI - Greek |
1254 | ANSI - Turkish |
1255 | ANSI - Hebrew |
1256 | ANSI - Arabic |
1257 | ANSI - Baltic |
1258 | ANSI/OEM - Vietnamese |
1361 | Korean (Johab) |
10000 | MAC - Roman |
10001 | MAC - Japanese |
10002 | MAC - Traditional Chinese (Big5) |
10003 | MAC - Korean |
10004 | MAC - Arabic |
10005 | MAC - Hebrew |
10006 | MAC - Greek I |
10007 | MAC - Cyrillic |
10008 | MAC - Simplified Chinese (GB 2312) |
10010 | MAC - Romania |
10017 | MAC - Ukraine |
10021 | MAC - Thai |
10029 | MAC - Latin II |
10079 | MAC - Icelandic |
10081 | MAC - Turkish |
10082 | MAC - Croatia |
12000 | Unicode UCS-4 Little-Endian |
12001 | Unicode UCS-4 Big-Endian |
20000 | CNS - Taiwan |
20001 | TCA - Taiwan |
20002 | Eten - Taiwan |
20003 | IBM5550 - Taiwan |
20004 | TeleText - Taiwan |
20005 | Wang - Taiwan |
20105 | IA5 IRV International Alphabet No. 5 (7-bit) |
20106 | IA5 German (7-bit) |
20107 | IA5 Swedish (7-bit) |
20108 | IA5 Norwegian (7-bit) |
20127 | US-ASCII (7-bit) |
20261 | T.61 |
20269 | ISO 6937 Non-Spacing Accent |
20273 | IBM EBCDIC - Germany |
20277 | IBM EBCDIC - Denmark/Norway |
20278 | IBM EBCDIC - Finland/Sweden |
20280 | IBM EBCDIC - Italy |
20284 | IBM EBCDIC - Latin America/Spain |
20285 | IBM EBCDIC - United Kingdom |
20290 | IBM EBCDIC - Japanese Katakana Extended |
20297 | IBM EBCDIC - France |
20420 | IBM EBCDIC - Arabic |
20423 | IBM EBCDIC - Greek |
20424 | IBM EBCDIC - Hebrew |
20833 | IBM EBCDIC - Korean Extended |
20838 | IBM EBCDIC - Thai |
20866 | Russian - KOI8-R |
20871 | IBM EBCDIC - Icelandic |
20880 | IBM EBCDIC - Cyrillic (Russian) |
20905 | IBM EBCDIC - Turkish |
20924 | IBM EBCDIC - Latin-1/Open System (1047 + Euro symbol) |
20932 | JIS X 0208-1990 & 0121-1990 |
20936 | Simplified Chinese (GB2312) |
21025 | IBM EBCDIC - Cyrillic (Serbian, Bulgarian) |
21027 | Extended Alpha Lowercase |
21866 | Ukrainian (KOI8-U) |
28591 | ISO 8859-1 Latin I |
28592 | ISO 8859-2 Central Europe |
28593 | ISO 8859-3 Latin 3 |
28594 | ISO 8859-4 Baltic |
28595 | ISO 8859-5 Cyrillic |
28596 | ISO 8859-6 Arabic |
28597 | ISO 8859-7 Greek |
28598 | ISO 8859-8 Hebrew |
28599 | ISO 8859-9 Latin 5 |
28605 | ISO 8859-15 Latin 9 |
29001 | Europa 3 |
38598 | ISO 8859-8 Hebrew |
50220 | ISO 2022 Japanese with no halfwidth Katakana |
50221 | ISO 2022 Japanese with halfwidth Katakana |
50222 | ISO 2022 Japanese JIS X 0201-1989 |
50225 | ISO 2022 Korean |
50227 | ISO 2022 Simplified Chinese |
50229 | ISO 2022 Traditional Chinese |
50930 | Japanese (Katakana) Extended |
50931 | US/Canada and Japanese |
50933 | Korean Extended and Korean |
50935 | Simplified Chinese Extended and Simplified Chinese |
50936 | Simplified Chinese |
50937 | US/Canada and Traditional Chinese |
50939 | Japanese (Latin) Extended and Japanese |
51932 | EUC - Japanese |
51936 | EUC - Simplified Chinese |
51949 | EUC - Korean |
51950 | EUC - Traditional Chinese |
52936 | HZ-GB2312 Simplified Chinese |
54936 | Windows XP: GB18030 Simplified Chinese (4 Byte) |
57002 | ISCII Devanagari |
57003 | ISCII Bengali |
57004 | ISCII Tamil |
57005 | ISCII Telugu |
57006 | ISCII Assamese |
57007 | ISCII Oriya |
57008 | ISCII Kannada |
57009 | ISCII Malayalam |
57010 | ISCII Gujarati |
57011 | ISCII Punjabi |
65000 | Unicode UTF-7 |
65001 | Unicode UTF-8 |
Identifier | Name |
1 | ASCII |
2 | NEXTSTEP |
3 | JapaneseEUC |
4 | UTF8 |
5 | ISOLatin1 |
6 | Symbol |
7 | NonLossyASCII |
8 | ShiftJIS |
9 | ISOLatin2 |
10 | Unicode |
11 | WindowsCP1251 |
12 | WindowsCP1252 |
13 | WindowsCP1253 |
14 | WindowsCP1254 |
15 | WindowsCP1250 |
21 | ISO2022JP |
30 | MacOSRoman |
10 | UTF16String |
0x90000100 | UTF16BigEndian |
0x94000100 | UTF16LittleEndian |
0x8c000100 | UTF32String |
0x98000100 | UTF32BigEndian |
0x9c000100 | UTF32LittleEndian |
65536 | Proprietary |
- Product: The product the license is for.
- Product Key: The key the license was generated from.
- License Source: Where the license was found (e.g., RuntimeLicense, License File).
- License Type: The type of license installed (e.g., Royalty Free, Single Server).
- Last Valid Build: The last valid build number for which the license will work.
This setting only works on these classes: AS3Receiver, AS3Sender, Atom, Client(3DS), FTP, FTPServer, IMAP, OFTPClient, SSHClient, SCP, Server(3DS), Sexec, SFTP, SFTPServer, SSHServer, TCPClient, TCPServer.
FIPS mode can be enabled by setting the UseFIPSCompliantAPI configuration setting to true. This is a static setting that applies to all instances of all classes of the toolkit within the process. It is recommended to enable or disable this setting once before the component has been used to establish a connection. Enabling FIPS while an instance of the component is active and connected may result in unexpected behavior.
For more details, please see the FIPS 140-2 Compliance article.
Note: This setting is applicable only on Windows.
Note: Enabling FIPS compliance requires a special license; please contact sales@nsoftware.com for details.
Setting this configuration setting to true tells the class to use the internal implementation instead of using the system security libraries.
On Windows, this setting is set to false by default. On Linux/macOS, this setting is set to true by default.
To use the system security libraries for Linux, OpenSSL support must be enabled. For more information on how to enable OpenSSL, please refer to the OpenSSL Notes section.
Trappable Errors (FTP Class)
Error Handling (C++)
Call the GetLastErrorCode() method to obtain the last called method's result code; 0 indicates success, while a non-zero error code indicates that this method encountered an error during its execution. Known error codes are listed below. If an error occurs, the GetLastError() method can be called to retrieve the associated error message.
FTP Errors
118 | Firewall error. The error description contains detailed information. |
141 | FTP error. The error message contains the server reply. |
142 | Communication error. The error message contains the description. |
143 | Busy executing current method. |
144 | Local file error. The error description contains detailed information. |
145 | Can't open LocalFile for reading. |
146 | No RemoteFile specified while uploading. |
147 | Data interface error. The error description contains detailed information. |
148 | LocalFile already exists and overwrite is False. |
149 | Windows message queue dropped a message (typically due to heavy load). |
301 | Operation is interrupted. |
302 | Can't open local file. |
311 | Accept failed for data connection. |
312 | Asynchronous select failed for data connection. |
The class may also return one of the following error codes, which are inherited from other classes.
SSLClient Errors
100 | You cannot change the RemotePort at this time. A connection is in progress. |
101 | You cannot change the RemoteHost (Server) at this time. A connection is in progress. |
102 | The RemoteHost address is invalid (0.0.0.0). |
104 | Already connected. If you want to reconnect, close the current connection first. |
106 | You cannot change the LocalPort at this time. A connection is in progress. |
107 | You cannot change the LocalHost at this time. A connection is in progress. |
112 | You cannot change MaxLineLength at this time. A connection is in progress. |
116 | RemotePort cannot be zero. Please specify a valid service port number. |
117 | You cannot change the UseConnection option while the class is active. |
135 | Operation would block. |
201 | Timeout. |
211 | Action impossible in control's present state. |
212 | Action impossible while not connected. |
213 | Action impossible while listening. |
301 | Timeout. |
302 | Could not open file. |
434 | Unable to convert string to selected CodePage. |
1105 | Already connecting. If you want to reconnect, close the current connection first. |
1117 | You need to connect first. |
1119 | You cannot change the LocalHost at this time. A connection is in progress. |
1120 | Connection dropped by remote host. |
SSL Errors
270 | Cannot load specified security library. |
271 | Cannot open certificate store. |
272 | Cannot find specified certificate. |
273 | Cannot acquire security credentials. |
274 | Cannot find certificate chain. |
275 | Cannot verify certificate chain. |
276 | Error during handshake. |
280 | Error verifying certificate. |
281 | Could not find client certificate. |
282 | Could not find server certificate. |
283 | Error encrypting data. |
284 | Error decrypting data. |
TCP/IP Errors
10004 | [10004] Interrupted system call. |
10009 | [10009] Bad file number. |
10013 | [10013] Access denied. |
10014 | [10014] Bad address. |
10022 | [10022] Invalid argument. |
10024 | [10024] Too many open files. |
10035 | [10035] Operation would block. |
10036 | [10036] Operation now in progress. |
10037 | [10037] Operation already in progress. |
10038 | [10038] Socket operation on nonsocket. |
10039 | [10039] Destination address required. |
10040 | [10040] Message is too long. |
10041 | [10041] Protocol wrong type for socket. |
10042 | [10042] Bad protocol option. |
10043 | [10043] Protocol is not supported. |
10044 | [10044] Socket type is not supported. |
10045 | [10045] Operation is not supported on socket. |
10046 | [10046] Protocol family is not supported. |
10047 | [10047] Address family is not supported by protocol family. |
10048 | [10048] Address already in use. |
10049 | [10049] Cannot assign requested address. |
10050 | [10050] Network is down. |
10051 | [10051] Network is unreachable. |
10052 | [10052] Net dropped connection or reset. |
10053 | [10053] Software caused connection abort. |
10054 | [10054] Connection reset by peer. |
10055 | [10055] No buffer space available. |
10056 | [10056] Socket is already connected. |
10057 | [10057] Socket is not connected. |
10058 | [10058] Cannot send after socket shutdown. |
10059 | [10059] Too many references, cannot splice. |
10060 | [10060] Connection timed out. |
10061 | [10061] Connection refused. |
10062 | [10062] Too many levels of symbolic links. |
10063 | [10063] File name is too long. |
10064 | [10064] Host is down. |
10065 | [10065] No route to host. |
10066 | [10066] Directory is not empty |
10067 | [10067] Too many processes. |
10068 | [10068] Too many users. |
10069 | [10069] Disc Quota Exceeded. |
10070 | [10070] Stale NFS file handle. |
10071 | [10071] Too many levels of remote in path. |
10091 | [10091] Network subsystem is unavailable. |
10092 | [10092] WINSOCK DLL Version out of range. |
10093 | [10093] Winsock is not loaded yet. |
11001 | [11001] Host not found. |
11002 | [11002] Nonauthoritative 'Host not found' (try again or check DNS setup). |
11003 | [11003] Nonrecoverable errors: FORMERR, REFUSED, NOTIMP. |
11004 | [11004] Valid name, no data record (check DNS setup). |