GetFile Error (General questions)

We are getting a strange error when we attempt to download a file from our FTP server. We can easily execute PutFile, but using GetFile gives an error 40550, Requested action not taken. File unavailable ... though the file is there (we just put it there) and the destination local directory exists.

In fact, we do get a Zero length file downloaded to our local directory of the correct name.

Is there something that you might suggest?

Chris,

are you sure you use absolute paths (/home/joe/something...)?

There is FTPReply event, can you add code like this to it:

Debug.Print Command & & ReplyText

and then copy/paste me contents of debug window. This will tell me what is going on under the hood (commands and responses). Beware: your login/pass may be inside that debug window!

Kreso

Here is the Debug.Print of the FTP reply. For brevity, I have removed much of the repeating output that is given as I walk through the directories. Also I have removed the login information.

As you can see from the output, we open the directory on the server and list its contents. Based upon the directory scan, we then attempt to bring the contents down locally which is where it says it can't find the directory the second time.

220 ustpa3abswh53 Microsoft FTP Service (Version 5.0).
USER xxxxxx 331 Password required for ccmuser.
PASS xxxxxx 230-By accessing this system, you are consenting to system monitoring for law enforcement and other purposes. Unauthorized use of this system may subject you to criminal prosecution and penalties.
230 User ccmuser logged in.
PWD 257 / is current directory.
TYPE A 200 Type set to A.
MODE Z 500 'MODE Z': command not understood
CWD /maki/contents/english/internal/us/ 250 CWD command successful.
PASV 227 Entering Passive Mode (10,26,70,137,11,74).
LIST -al 125 Data connection already open; Transfer starting.
LIST -al 226 Transfer complete.
TYPE A 200 Type set to A.
CWD /maki/contents/english/internal/us/Aag/ ...

... after scanning the remote directory, we go to start downloading

CWD /maki/contents/english/internal/us/doclink.gif 550 /maki/contents/english/internal/us/doclink.gif: The system cannot find the path specified.
CWD /maki/contents/english/internal/us/ 550 /maki/contents/english/internal/us: The system cannot find the path specified.

As you can see from the output, the file we just looked at (at was uploaded just prior to this cycle using the same account by another application), generates an error when we return to get it.

As it turns out, this was a result of a simple typo. Since wodFtpDLX doesn't have any way to do a server to server copy, we were using two copies of the controls and were calling the GetFile from the Destination component, dFTP, instead of the Source component, sFTP.

Thanks for your assistance, and our appologies.

Fixed itself? Those are my favorite :)

Best regards,
Kreso