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Transfer files between a local and remote system and perform
common file management functions on the server.
Reference
Control Information
| Object Name
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FtpClientCtl.FtpClient |
| File Name
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CSFTPAX6.OCX |
| Version
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6.0.6000.0 |
| ProgID
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SocketTools.FtpClient.6 |
| ClassID
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270760C1-9744-4747-B039-5C1555FBBB3A |
| Threading Model
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Apartment |
| Help File
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CST60CTL.CHM |
| Dependencies
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None |
| Standard
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RFC 959, RFC 1579, RFC
2228 |
Remarks
The File Transfer Protocol (FTP) control provides a
comprehensive interface which supports both high level operations,
such as uploading or downloading files, as well as a collection of
lower-level file I/O functions. In addition to file transfers, an
application can create, rename and delete files and directories,
search for files using wildcards, and so on. The control can be
generally broken down into three distinct groups of
functionality:
File Transfer
Methods which enable an application
to upload and download files, as well as send and receive file data
using memory buffers. For example, the GetFile method is used to download a file
from the server and store the data in a file on the local system.
On the other hand, the GetData
method will download a file from the server and store the contents
of that file in memory. This gives your program the flexibility of
handling the data either on disk or in memory, depending on the
best needs of your application. If your program needs to transfer
multiple files at once, there are the GetMultipleFiles and PutMultipleFiles methods which
will automatically download or upload two or more files in a single
function call.
File Management
In addition to transferring files,
the control can be used to manage files on the server. Methods are
provided to delete, rename and move files between directories. For
servers that support specific protocol extensions, advanced
features such as getting or setting a remote file's modification
time or access permissions are also supported. If a server supports
site-specific commands, such as the ability to submit a file as job
on the server, the control supports this by enabling you to send
custom commands to the server and then process the information that
it returns.
Directory Management
The control can be used to
manage directories as well as files on the server. The application
can open a directory and return a list of the files that it
contains, as well as create new directories and delete empty ones.
The control understands a number of different directory listing
formats, including those typically used on UNIX and Linux based
systems, Windows server platforms, NetWare servers and VMS
systems.
This control supports secure file transfers using the standard
SSL and TLS protocols. Both implicit and explicit SSL connections
can be established, enabling the control to work with a wide
variety of servers. A SocketTools Secure Visual Edition license
must be purchased to use the security features in this control.
Requirements
This ActiveX control is supported on Windows 2000, Windows XP,
Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008. If you
are using Windows 2000, it is required that you have Service Pack
(SP4) installed. If you are using Windows XP, it is required that
you have at least Service Pack 2 (SP2) installed and it is
recommended that you install Internet Explorer 7.0. It is also
recommended that all critical updates to the Windows operating
system be installed.
The SocketTools Visual Edition components are compatible with
any development tool that fully supports COM (Component Object
Model) and the ActiveX control specification. This includes Visual
Studio 6.0, Visual Studio .NET 2003, Visual Studio 2005 and Visual
Studio 2008. If you are using Visual Basic 6.0 or Visual C++ 6.0,
it is required that you have Service Pack 6 (SP6) installed. If you
are using Visual Studio .NET 2003 or Visual Studio 2005, it is
recommended that you install Service Pack 1 (SP1). In all cases, it
is recommended that you have the current updates for your
development tools installed.
Distribution
When you distribute an application that uses this control, you
should install the appropriate file in the Windows system
directory. ActiveX controls must be registered on the target system
by the installation program before they can be used by an
application.
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