Passive Mode FTP using LabWindows

[KAS]

I'm trying to make a simple FTP client to retrieve some files from a server. I want to take into account the case where the client is protected by a firewall. This means, to my knowledge, using the passive mode for the FTP.
Is there any way do this with CVI?

[LuisG]

CVI FDS 7.1 comes with an Internet Library that allows you to set the passive mode on an FTP connection. You can download an eval version by following this link:

http://digital.ni.com/demo.nsf/websearch/531EA137A674B28786256BC100663B5C?OpenDocument&node=11104_US

Luis
NI

[Benjamin_C]

Hi,
Indeed, you can developped a FTP client with the LabWindows/CVI 7.1 FTP function set.
If an FTP-client application is run from behind a firewall, use the passive, or client�initiated, mode of establishing an FTP data connection. After opening an FTP connection, call the low�level "InetFTPSetPassiveMode" function to set the data connection mode to passive mode.
Best regards,

Benjamin
National Instruments France

[Vkumar]

I have CVI 6.0 how i can develop FTP Client for reading file from FPT Server.

---Vishnu

[Manooch_H]

Hi Vishnu,

Please check out this discussion forum:

http://forums.ni.com/ni/board/message?board.id=180&message.id=8550&requireLogin=False

You could also check out this DataSocket Tutorial:

http://zone.ni.com/devzone/cda/tut/p/id/3224#toc5

It describes the use of DataSockets in LabVIEW but the principles can be easily transferred to CVI.