Vbscript and ftp...

[amblin]

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[Fear]

Do you mean VBA? VBA is access/excel/etc - VBScript is Windows Scripting Host.

I've got some scripts about I can dig out, tho let me know which flavour.

[amblin]

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[Fear]

The best solution I can find is this:

Create a file named ftpcmds.txt (for example). In this file each line represents a command to run, in sequence.

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open ftp.microsoft.com
anonymous
guest
ascii
get dirmap.txt
quit

Then to run this file:

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ftp -s:ftpcmds.txt

More specific to you would be:

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open 1.2.3.4
username
password
ascii  <- set this to binary if files contain non-ascii chars
put yourfile.001 yourfile.001
quit

The text file would have to be generated in vba (I can give examples if you need), then the vba code would run the ftp session. From memory the vba command you need is

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shell commandname

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I can't think of an easy way to test if the file is there other than downloading it, and either comaparing file's size or by generating a chksum. Otherwise you have no way of knowing if the file on the server is not corrupt. chksum is the prefered method here. I don't think VBA has any cryptographic functions tho unless they have merged it with .net in recent versions. Sure the internet would provide a solution or me (or another 5punker) could if you get stuck.


Summary
1. Generate put FTP commands file
2. Run FTP shell
3. Generate get FTP commands file
4. Run FTP shell
5. Compare files and return status.

[amblin]

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[Fear]

but can it be driven from an access table?

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Open "C:\myFile.txt" For Output as #1
Print #1, "something"
Print #1, "something else"
Close #1

Do the file creation in a module.

A simple access of a table in code is, looping through each row:

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    Dim dbs as Database = CurrentDB
    Dim myRecordSet As Recordset
    Dim myString as String

    Set myRecordSet = dbs.OpenRecordset("YourTableOrQuery", dbOpenDynaset)
    With myRecordSet 
        If Not .EOF Then

            Do While True

                myString &= !YourFieldName & ","

                rst.MoveNext
                If myRecordSet.EOF = True Then
                    Exit Do
                End If

            Loop
            
        Else
            MsgBox "No records"
        End If
    End With
    
    myRecordSet.Close
    Set myRecordSet = Nothing

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[Fear]

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