Listing Files | ||
In addition to uploading and downloading files, the FTP control can also be used to list the files that are in a specific directory on the server. This is done by using three methods: OpenDirectory, ReadDirectory and CloseDirectory. For example, consider a form with two TextBox controls, a ListBox control and a CommandButton control. The first TextBox control is used to specify the host name of the server and the second control specifies the directory. The ListBox control is populated with the name of the files in that directory. Private Sub Command1_Click() Dim strHostName As String Dim strDirectory As String Dim strFileName As String Dim nError As Long strHostName = Trim(Text1.Text) strDirectory = Trim(Text2.Text) ' Establish a connection to the server and display any ' errors to the user nError = FtpClient1.Connect(strHostName) If nError Then MsgBox FtpClient1.LastErrorString, vbExclamation Exit Sub End If ' Open the directory on the server to begin the ' process of reading the contents nError = FtpClient1.OpenDirectory(strDirectory) If nError Then MsgBox FtpClient1.LastErrorString, vbExclamation FtpClient1.Disconnect Exit Sub End If ' Read each file name until the end of the directory ' listing is reached Do nError = FtpClient1.ReadDirectory(strFileName) If nError Then Exit Do List1.AddItem strFileName Loop If nError <> stErrorEndOfDirectory Then MsgBox FtpClient1.LastErrorString, vbExclamation End If ' Close the directory and disconnect from the server FtpClient1.CloseDirectory FtpClient1.Disconnect End Sub In this example, the ReadDirectory method is used to return only the name of the file, however it can return additional information such as the file size, date it was last modified, its access permissions and whether or not its a regular file or a subdirectory. For more information, refer to the Technical Reference documentation for this method. |
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