FTP with LabVIEW

[David PICARD]

I'd like to download files by FTP, controlled by a LabVIEW 5.0 VI running on
Win2k. Server is Unix.

Is it possible ?

Thanks.

[CraigGraham]

ISTR the "ncftp" distribution has command line programs to put and get files
from a remote FTP server. In conjunction with Labview's "Exec" function this
should do what you want with a minimum of fuss.

David PICARD wrote in message
news:9qen68$ofr$2@ellebore.saclay.cea.fr...
> I'd like to download files by FTP, controlled by a LabVIEW 5.0 VI running
on
> Win2k. Server is Unix.
>
> Is it possible ?
>
> Thanks.
>
>
>

[Dennis_Knutson]

The Internet Toolkit has FTP functions.

[Lab Viewer]

Two other ideas:
- if you have MS Visual Studio (or at least Visual Basic), you might want to use Microsoft Internet Transfer Control (via ActiveX)
- if you have time, you can develop a small FTP client (using TCP related VIs and some documentation on FTP protocol)
Good luck!

[Scott Seidman]

"David PICARD" wrote in
news:9qen68$ofr$2@ellebore.saclay.cea.fr:

> I'd like to download files by FTP, controlled by a LabVIEW 5.0 VI
> running on Win2k. Server is Unix.
>
> Is it possible ?
>
> Thanks.
>
>
>

Without using the internet toolbox, try using a system command to "bang
out" to win2k's ftp routine.

Scott

[TNT News]

You can do it with DataSocket which is built into LabVIEW. The command
syntax is complicated and you may need help from NI. I've done it before
but do not remember the syntax.

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