mergFTPd example?

[matthias_livecode_150811 at m-r-d.de]

Hi Phil,
i would say mergFTPd is the easiest way to accomplish that.

Did you already check  the mergFTP Demo stack which is inside the Livecode app bundle, e.g.  here for LC 9.6.2

/Applications/LiveCode Business 9.6.2 (rc 2).app/Contents/Tools/Ext/mergFTPD-1.0.56 

You just need to set/select the correct provisioning profile in the standalone settings under iOS and you could test that stack on your iOS device or in the simulator.

Now regarding fetching data from the iOS device.

Let's say the ip of the iOS device is 192.168.0.25, the username and password for the ftp access are the same as in the demo stack and the file we want retrieve is report.xlsx and want to store it on the desktop, then the command to fetch the file is

	put URL "ftp://hello:world@192.168.0.25/report.xlsx" into URL "binfile:~/desktop/report.xlsx"

To upload a file to the server the following would be used

	put URL "binfile:~/desktop/report.xlsx" into URL "ftp://hello:world@192.168.0.25/report.xlsx"


Regards,
Matthias

-
Matthias Rebbe
Life Is Too Short For Boring Code

> Am 10.03.2021 um 08:27 schrieb Phil Davis via use-livecode <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com>:
> 
> I'm anticipating the need to connect an iOS app with a companion desktop app so the desktop app can get data from the mobile app and do some reporting and recordkeeping. It should also be able to transfer data back to the mobile app. Does anyone have an example of how to make that happen? I can't find one anywhere.
> 
> The data connection & transfer don't have to be made with mergFTPd but I see it's an LC option.
> 
> Thanks -
> Phil
> 
> -- 
> Phil Davis
> 503-307-4363
> 
> 
> _______________________________________________
> use-livecode mailing list
> use-livecode at lists.runrev.com
> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences:
> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode