Re: FW: Retrieve directory contents of an FTP server

On 11/13/2017 4:17 PM, Bob Cagle wrote:

So I've been looking at Scott's FTP API. I tried to post this message to his FTP-API mailing list, but my message was rejected for some reason. Maybe someone here can shed some light:

So, I need to connect to a partner's FTP site and download and remove any files they've added in a specific directory since the last session.

I can't use MGET with MDEL as I might delete something that hasn't been processed yet. I need to get the list of files, then get and delete each file individually.

Which FTPAPI procedure would be best for getting the list of files? I see FTP_dir, FTP_dirraw, FTP_list, and FTP_lstraw as possible options.

Check the examples in LIPFTP/QRPGLESRC, especially TESTMIRIN and
EX6TREEFRM. These use ftp_list to return a list of file names into an
array.

ftp_dir returns a list of files, dates, etc into an array. It uses
ftp_dirraw which uses LIST and a callback to format each line.
ftp_list returns a list of file names into an array. It uses
ftp_listraw which uses NLST and a callback to format each line.