B4X

Binary and ASCII FTP Transfer Modes

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The SetTypeBinary() and SetTypeAscii() method can be called to change the current transfer mode. The default transfer mode is binary. Once SetTypeAscii() or SetTypeBinary() is called, all subsequent transfers will occur in that mode. B4X

Dim success As Boolean = False

'  This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
'  See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

Dim ftp As ChilkatFtp2
ftp.Initialize("ftp")

ftp.Hostname = "ftp.something.com"
ftp.Username = "test"
ftp.Password = "test"

'  Connect and login to the FTP server.
success = ftp.Connect
If success <> True Then
    Log(ftp.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If


'  Set the transfer mode to ASCII
success = ftp.SetTypeAscii
If success <> True Then
    Log(ftp.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If


'  Change to the remote directory where the file will be uploaded.
success = ftp.ChangeRemoteDir("junk")
If success <> True Then
    Log(ftp.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If


'  Upload a file.
Dim localFilename As String = "hamlet.xml"
Dim remoteFilename As String = "hamlet.xml"

'  Turn on session logging for the upload:
ftp.KeepSessionLog = True

success = ftp.PutFile(localFilename, remoteFilename)
If success <> True Then
    Log(ftp.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If


'  View the session log.  You can verify visually that
'  the transfer was in ascii mode.
Log(ftp.SessionLog)

success = ftp.Disconnect

Log("File Uploaded!")