see
http://www.levelextreme.com/ViewPageNewDownload.aspx?ID=30345>FTP server contains files.
>
>File names contain 4 character fixed prefix (PRE_ ) timestamp and some suffix
>and have different extensions like
>
>PRE_20140101153807.1233511.PDT-220-4362133316.ext
>PRE_20140101253807.12e3511.PDT-220-5362133330-32.ext
>PRE_2014010"253807.12e3511.PDT-220-78921333123.ex2
>
>new files are added periodically to this directory, it may contain whole year files.
>
>How to read those files from VFP9 application ?
>Application should ask from ftp server for new file list from last load and retrieve those
>files. Last load date can saved in dbf file in application.
>Or if this is too sophisticated, appl can retrieve whole directory list, find new files and retrieve
>them.
>
>How to implement this in VFP9 ?
>Should I use RUN FTP command to automate windows ftp.exe ?
>Or should appl call wininet.dll functions ?
>Or is FTP implemented in VFP code ?
>
>I have found some vfp code but not sure which is best way for this.
>Application will run in lot of computers and preferably in shoudl be deployed by copiing, without
>requiring administrator rights to install and run or activex manual installation.
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