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Using the FTP library you can connect the device or desktop to a ftp server and download or upload from it.

The device / desktop should be connected to the internet.

Note that connecting to an ftp library when the device is connected to the internet using Activesync is not recommended and may not work properly.

Working with this library is pretty simple.

First add a reference to this library using the Components dialog.

Add an object of that type using Tools - Add Object.

Initialize the object with the New1 method.

Connect to the ftp server with the Open method (include user user name and password if necessary).

Upload or download files.

Close the connection with the Close method.

Example:

This example requires an ftp object named ftp, a table named table1 and a button named btnDownload.

Sub Globals

      dim entries(0) 'This array will be filled by the GetEntries method.

End Sub

Sub App_Start

      Form1.Show

      ftp.New1

      ftp.Open("ftp.ftpplanet.com","","") 'No user name or password required here.

      ftp.SetCurrentDirectory("images")

      table1.AddCol(cString,"name",60)

      table1.AddCol(cString,"date",60)

      table1.AddCol(cNumber,"size",60)

      FillEntries

End Sub

Sub FillEntries 'Fills the table with the directories and files

      entries() = ftp.GetEntries("",true) 'Get all subdirectories first.

      for i = 0 to arraylen(entries())-1 step 3 'Each entry includes 3 values: name, date (ticks) and size.

            table1.AddRow(entries(i),date(entries(i+1)),entries(i+2))

      next

      entries() = ftp.GetEntries("",false) 'Get all files now.

      for i = 0 to arraylen(entries())-1 step 3

            table1.AddRow(entries(i),date(entries(i+1)),entries(i+2))

      next

End Sub

Sub btnDownload_Click

      WaitCursor(true)

      name = table1.Cell("name",table1.SelectedRow)

      ftp.GetFile(name,AppPath & "\" & name)

      WaitCursor(false)

End Sub

Sub Form1_Close

      ftp.Close 'Close the connection.

End Sub