FTP Connection Object

ActiveFolder

Returns the currently active folder.

ConnectionString

Returns the connection string used to establish a connection to a data source or RPC server.

Response

Returns a collection of messages returned from a server.

Server

Returns the type of server to which a connection has been established.

TransferCCSID

Returns the Coded Character Set Identifier (CCSID) used when the TransferType is set to CCSID.

TransferMode

Returns the mode of data transfer - stream mode, block mode or compressed mode.

TransferStructure

Returns the data transfer structure type - file, record or page.

TransferType

Returns the file transfer type: ASCII (Text), EBCDIC, Shift-JIS Kanji, IBM Kanji, Binary or CCSID.

Type

Gets or sets a value which determines whether the connection is a database, FTP or RPC connection.

ChangeFolder

Change the current folder location on the FTP Server.

Delete

Delete a specified file from the 'Current folder location'.

Download

Retrieve a file from the FTP server to the local computer.

NewFolder

Create a new folder on the FTP server.

NewLibrary

Create a new library on the FTP server.

NewMember

Creates a new member on the FTP server.

NewPhysicalFile

Create a new file on the FTP server.

Quote

This is a low-level function that allows the Newlook macro user to send any command and parameters to the FTP server and get the full response in string format.

Rename

Renames a file on the remote server.

Upload

Retrieves the file (synchronous operation initially).