Thank you for pointing me into the right direction!
2016-01-28 14:09 GMT+02:00 Angus Robertson - Magenta Systems Ltd <
an...@magsys.co.uk>:
> > I want to delete a file after succesfully uploading to ftp.
> > I use overbyteicsftp client and the following code:
> > Is this the correct approach to delete the file after complete
> > transfer to ftp?
>
> > if icsFtp.Put then begin
> > if DeleteFile(nume_fisier) then
>
> In a crude program, you can get away with this. But there is a risk
> the FTP server may have reported the upload successful when only a
> partial file was received, or not received atall.
>
> It's much safer to actually check the file exists after being uploaded
> and is the correct size and maybe has not been corrupted during upload,
> perhaps by running a CRC32 or MD5 check.
>
> How you check a file depends on the FTP server functionality, the best
> ways are using the MLST or MDTM commands, but you may need to use LIST
> if these are not supported.
>
> I suggest you look at the FtpCheckFile function in TMagFtp at:
>
> http://www.magsys.co.uk/delphi/magxfer.asp
>
> Or just use that component which has extensive error handling.
>
> Angus
>
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