TElSftpClient.RequestAbsolutePath method

TElSftpClient.RequestAbsolutePath

Asks the server to canonicalize any given path name to the absolute path.

Declaration

[C#]
bool RequestAbsolutePath(string Path);

[VB.NET]
Function RequestAbsolutePath(ByVal Path As String) As Boolean

[Pascal]
function RequestAbsolutePath(Path : string): Boolean;
function RequestAbsolutePathSync(const Path: string): string;

[C++]
bool RequestAbsolutePath(const std::string &Path);

[PHP]
bool RequestAbsolutePath(string $Path)

[Java]
boolean requestAbsolutePath(String Path);

Parameters

Path - path name

Return value

True if operation was completed successfully;
False otherwise.

Description

Use this method to make server canonicalize any path name to the absolute path. This is useful for converting path names containing «..» components or relative pathnames without a leading slash into absolute paths. If the path was successfully canonicalized, the OnAbsolutePath event is fired. The OnError event is fired otherwise.

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