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Using FTP from within VFP
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27/05/2001 00:42:17
 
 
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Forum:
Visual FoxPro
Category:
Internet applications
Miscellaneous
Thread ID:
00511863
Message ID:
00511864
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19
>Hi, gang...
>
>This isn't so much a VFP question as it is a question about using FTP controls from within VFP, and specifically with LARGE files.
>
>Our app has a synchronization function that makes use of FTP. We use the FTP control that comes from Mabry software. Once in a while, a user may need to download a file that's 140 MB or larger (yes, 140 MB). Even on a high speed connection, that can take a good amount of time.
>
>Periodically, the download chokes on the GETFILE, sometimes halfway through, sometimes at the end. Even when I try to download files of this size using WS FTP Pro, it sometimes chokes on files of that size. However, I've got some impatient users who want an explanation.
>
>Any comments/ammo that I can provide?

I'd say you're pushing the envelope downloading files of that size. Do they really have to be that large? Can they be compressed, or can you transmit a delta rather than the entire file?
Regards. Al

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