SSH FTP Hosts

Use the SSH FTP host to specify a client file transfer interface to an SSH FTP server.

Not all SSH 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:

Table 1. Host commands
Command Purpose Underlying SSH FTP method
PUT Send one or more files to the host GET
GET Receive one or more files from the host PUT
DIR Get a directory listing of available files from the host LIST
CD Changes the current directory on the host CD
QUOTE command Sends a raw command to the server

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Supported commands include:

  • CHGRP
  • CHMOD
  • CHOWN
  • MKDIR
  • MKDIRS
  • PWD
  • RENAME
  • RM
  • RMDIR
  • STAT
  • SYMLINK
Table 2. Local commands
Command Purpose Underlying SSH FTP method
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) -