>Usually a negative number returned e.g., -1 is bad, no good, not reliable.
>and a positive number is good, continue with confidence.
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>So I still can't relate -1 as being "CONNECTED OK" to my original comment.
>Maybe -1 in this case means the FTP server connection is "not reliable" but my script code forces the server to bow to my command - "PORT" mode.
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>(Mike Cole) I saw your name down below so I clicked your box.
Not always a positive number is good, for example if ShellExecute() returns values between 1-32 some error is occured.
I suppose Cute FTP is writen with some of C++ languages and all depends of what Team that write the code decide what is true and what is false.
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