FTP and FTP/s Hosts

The generic FTP and FTP/s hosts enable a user to fully specify a client file transfer interface to an FTP server.  If at all possible, use a pre-configured host specific to the target server; this will save the effort of having to research, specify, and then debug the interface.

The generic FTP host provides an interface over non-secure FTP.  If you or your trading partner requires Secure Socket Layer (SSL) FTP, use the generic FTP/s host.

Not all FTP servers will support or require the full set of host commands allowed by VersaLex.  At a minimum, the server must support PUT and/or GET.  The following action commands are available on VersaLex:

	Command	Purpose	Underlying FTP method
Host commands	PUT	Send one or more files to the host	STOR
	GET	Receive one or more files from the host	RETR
	DIR	Get a directory listing of available files from the host	LIST
	CD	Changes the current directory on the host.	CHDIR
	QUOTE command	Sends a raw command to the server	command
	SITE	Sends a site specific command to the server	SITE
	TYPE	Sets file data type to ASCII or BINARY	TYPE
Local commands	SYSTEM	Execute a local system command	-
	WAIT	Pause	-
	SET	Sets a property
	CLEAR	Clears a string property
	LCOPY	Copy one or more local files	-
	LDELETE	Delete one or more local files	-
	LREPLACE	Replace bytes in one or more local files	-
	CHECK	Check for a transfer, file, or directory (VLTrader and Harmony only)	-
	SCRIPT	Execute a JavaScript File (VLTrader and Harmony only)	-