LibURL Puzzlement : unpuzzled!

[Tereza Snyder]

On May 12, 2009, at 4:35 PM, Jim Bufalini wrote:

>
> It's as simple as:
>
> Put "ftp://" & <user> & ":" & <password> & "@" & <host> & </path/>  
> into
> myDirVar
>
> NLST or LIST first will determine if you get just the file and  
> directory
> names or the long form. This persists beyond the handler, so set it  
> back at
> the end of your handler.
>
> Make sure you path ends with "/" and not a file name or the same  
> command
> will retrieve a file. With slash it gives you a directory, if the  
> directory
> exists. Otherwise and error in *the result*.


Thanks Jim (& Richard).

I got it to go! At first, I tried as you suggested to no avail. But  
then I checked the result to find a message there re previous  
operation not being completed. I reset all and viola! a list of files!

Now to descend into the details...

Thanks again,


t



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Tereza Snyder
Califex Software, Inc.
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