It is more confusing - I just now, noticed there is an FTP.IMAGE_FILE_TYPE So how is this different from FTP.BINARY_FILE_TYPE? Can I transfer jpg as FTP.BINARY_FILE_TYPE? - Anil
--- Kevin Cummings <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I don't believe that is the problem. I thought just > as you do that > transferring ASCII data in BINARY mode should work > because the ASCII > character range is within the binary range, and when > I used windows ftp > command to send an ASCII file in BIN mode I was able > to download the > same file in BIN mode and then open it, but that > does not work for my > automated FTP code. Basically, I would end up with a > file that was the > correct size, i.e. the file on the FTP server > matched that of the file I > sent but when I opened the file in a text editor it > was essentially > empty. If I opened the file in a BINARY aware editor > like EditPlus it > would open in BINARY data view and the file was > basically full of > spaces. What causes the problem is a bit of a > mystery, but I was able to > find some hints online about how to write code to > make a best guess as > to a files contents and then set the transfer mode > that way. Also, if > the Commons FTP library has an AUTO mode you can try > using that so it > will transfer the file in the correct mode. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > Kevin Cummings > IT/Systems Development > Child Support Division > Texas Office of the Attorney General > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Phone: (512) 460-6421 > Fax: (512) 460-6800 > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > > >>> Anil Philip <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 8/24/2006 > 10:09 AM >>> > > > Is it because of the cr-lf problem between DOS-Unix? > For example, if I send across the jpg in a html > file, > and it was set as ascii, will it not display > properly? > I know for certain that audio files were not playing > properly because I did not realize I had to > setFileType to binary. > - > Anil > > --- Kevin Cummings > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > I've not tried this with Commons FTP but I can > tell > > you from experience > > with other FTP packages that this is not a good > > idea. You'll basically > > end up with files that have the right size but are > > unreadable in a text > > editor. > > > > You're better off setting the indicator based on > > what you know about > > the file. > > > > Good Luck! > > .:. Kevin > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Kevin Cummings > > IT/Systems Development > > Child Support Division > > Texas Office of the Attorney General > > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Phone: (512) 460-6421 > > Fax: (512) 460-6800 > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > >>> Anil Philip <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > 8/24/2006 > > 9:58 AM >>> > > > > Hello, > > I need to send across both text and audio files > from > > Windows desktop to Linux server. > > Instead of keeping track of which is binary and > > which > > is ascii and setting the flag each time, can I > > simply > > set FTPClient.setFileType(FTP.BINARY_FILE_TYPE)? > > thanks, > > Anil > > > > for good news go to > > > http://members.tripod.com/~goodnewsforyou/goodnews.html > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam > > protection around > > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For additional commands, e-mail: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam > protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
