FTP problem to Name Based Virtual Server Web Site

[Frank Leahy]

On Jun 1, 2004, at 1:25 PM, use-revolution-request at lists.runrev.com 
wrote:

> From: Sannyasin Sivakatirswami <katir at hindu.org>
> Subject: Re: FTP problem to Name Based Virtual Server Web Site
> To: How to use Revolution <use-revolution at lists.runrev.com>
> Message-ID: <409BFE9C-B35F-11D8-B55A-000A959D0AC6 at hindu.org>
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>
> 257 "/home/himalayan" is current directory.
> 200 Type set to I.
> 250 CWD command successful.
> 227 Entering Passive Mode (555,555,555,555,133,201).
> ## we are logged in, no path problem, but symlink not followed...
>
> no listing is returned and the result is empty...
>
> but the attempt to reach the *actual* directory, directly, as in URL2
> above
>
> results in
>
> error  550 /home/himalayan//var/www/html: No such file or directory
>
> but, again, only in Revolution...
>

I assume you're using "put URL" with an ftp URL?  The problem is 
probably due to Revolution doing an CWD (Change Working Directory) with 
a full path rather than doing it with a relative path.

You'll have to use the low-level ftp routines such as 
libURLftpCommand(), libUrlFtpUpload(), etc., and write some of your own 
routines.  It's pretty easy -- turn on logging in your ftp client and 
copy what they do.

For example here's the login routine I use:

function ConnectToFTPServer
   put libURLftpCommand("PWD", LFtpServer, LFtpUserName, 
LFtpUserPassword) into theResult
   if word 1 of theResult <> "257" then
     throw theResult
   else
     put word 2 of theResult into loginCWD
     -- Strip quotes in case they're sent by the ftp server.
     -- Note: doesn't handle possible embedded quotes in the path name 
(""), but we don't care...
     replace quote with "" in loginCWD
   end if
   return loginCWD
end function

-- Frank