>I was asked by my boss to see if I can write a VFP app that'll send and/or receive files to and from our IBM mainframe (MVS). The systems programmers were able to send a file from the mainframe via FTP to a directory on a NT 4.0 workstation running under Novell 5.0. FTP server is installed on the mainframe.
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>Since I have with no experience with FTP, I would like to know the following:
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>* Is is possible, with the help of VFP 5.0, to send and/or receive files via FTP? (I'm just about certain that it is).
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>* If so, what do I need (software/hardware) on the workstation side?
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>* What VFP or FTP commands should I or can I use?
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>Thanks in advance,
>Ed Bond

Look for the:

Visual Foxpro 5.0+ FTP Service Class Written by: Robert Abram

In the files download section I have been using it for awhile and it has worked just fine.