I use TitanFTP, because it has SFTP and FTP-SSL, I don't use regular
FTP. It has the ability to be controlled remotely with command line.
So you don't even have to be on same server, so my entire witango
cluster could send commands to the titan server.
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President - BigHead Technology
VP Application Development - eventpix.com
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On Apr 10, 2009, at 11:02 AM, Robert Shubert wrote:
On windows you can use the built-in ftp client with a script file.
I make use of that in my solution by writing a FTP script file with
all the various commands I need to send (login, cd, get, put, etc).
I then write a custom batch file that executes the FTP client with
the parameter to read the script.
I then use Witango external to execute the batch file.
As Bill noted, this will consume a thread on the server, which can
cause problems. However, If the Witango thread times out before the
FTP transfer is complete, that’s OK in the sense that the transfer
will continue in the background. Not a great user experience, but it
gets the job done. I would move to a Scheduled Task type solution if
I needed a more robust processing model.
I’m sure there is other FTP software out there, on the various
platforms, that will solve this problem in a similar way.
For a more robust solution, you may want to consider a COM and
JAVABEAN based solution. These will likely cost more, but will have
a more seamless integration. Just make sure you test anything
thoroughly, as COMs and BEANs are hit or miss with Witango now-a-days.
Oh, one other thought, other languages such as PHP, ASP, .NET, VBS,
etc may have better FTP implementations. If you are already using
one of these, you may want to consider writing a tool (web-service
like) that way, and then simply calling it from within your Witango
app.
Robert
From: Wolf, Gene [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Friday, April 10, 2009 12:15 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Witango-Talk: FTP engine
Does anyone know if an FTP client exists that can be driven by
Witango? I have the need to access a file, via FTP, on a remote
server and read the contents and process the information via
Witango. I would need to have the ability to provide the ID and
password to the server, get the file, etc. Anyone know if this is
even possible?
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