Hmmm... can I upload via FTP with nothing but PB?

[deadmoap]

I really need to be able to upload via FTP... but I don't know how to do it in C++ and I don't know any DLLs either.

[benny]

Hi,

if you are using Windows, you could use the WinApi-FTP-Functions. There are several examples here in the forum and on http://www.purearea.net, like the following one :

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; www.purearea.net (Sourcecode collection by cnesm)
; Author:
; Date: 22. November 2003

#INTERNET_SERVICE_FTP=1
#INTERNET_OPEN_TYPE_DIRECT=1
#FTP_PORT=21
#FTP_TRANSFER_ASCII=1
#FTP_TRANSFER_BINARY=2
Proxy.s=""
ProxyBypass.s=""
ServerName.s="namedesftpservers"
UserName.s="testuser"
Password.s="testepass"
localfile.s="iptext.txt"
remotefile.s="iptext.txt"

hInternet=InternetOpen_("FTP",#INTERNET_OPEN_TYPE_DIRECT,Proxy,ProxyBypass,0)
If hInternet
  hConnect=InternetConnect_(hInternet,ServerName,#FTP_PORT,UserName,Password,#INTERNET_SERVICE_FTP,0,0)
  If hConnect
    If FtpPutFile_(hConnect,localfile,remotefile,#FTP_TRANSFER_ASCII,0)
      MessageRequester("","File has been sent",0)
    Else
      MessageRequester("Error", "Failure while sending file...",0)
    EndIf
  Else
    MessageRequester("Error", "Couldn't get a connection to the server!",0)
  EndIf
  InternetCloseHandle_(hInternet)
Else
  MessageRequester("Error", "Internet isn't reachable.",0)
EndIf

[thefool]

You should be able to make ftp upload with nothing but pb. Try to telnet an ftp server, understand the commands and then study the network functions in PB.

[benny]

@deadmop:

If you do not know what thefool means ... try this as a start :

(1) open a dos-box / console-window
(2) type "telnet ftp.yourserver.com 21"
(3) after you are connected type "USER youraccount"+RETURN
(4) then type "PASS yourpassword"+RETURN
(5) type "HELP" for available commands

[dagcrack]

Read all the ftp commands, and then learn using TCP commands at PB, is hell easy. I even made an ftp client on Blitz3D using a few TCP commands.

[Johan_Haegg]

Or read:
ftp://ftp.rfc-editor.org/in-notes/rfc959.txt

[GedB]

deadmoap,

Consider using REBOL. The core is free.

http://www.rebol.com/docs/core23/rebolcore-13.html