Re: Strange Error - works in FTP client, but not FTPAPI

[Mike Wills <mike@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks Scott. I figured I was missing something.

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Mike Wills
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On Thu, Jul 21, 2011 at 10:10 AM, Scott Klement <sk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi Mike,
>
> You are not using a command-line FTP. FTPAPI operates by calling
> procedures.  Therefore using command-line artifacts like quotes and
> supplying the password as a second argument doesn't make a lot of sense.
>
> Please do something like this:
>
>     xyz = ftp_open( 'yourgatewayaddress' );
>     if (xyz = -1);
>       // handle error
>     endif;
>
>     if ftp_login( xyz
>                 : '7999999@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx 10259'
>                 : 'PASSWORD' ) = -1;
>        // handle error
>     endif;
>
>     ...etc...
>
>
> On 7/20/2011 11:54 PM, Mike Wills wrote:
>> I can run the sample script PubNet provides me (http://murl.me/1g2) on
>> my OS X terminal and on the FTP command on the i just fine. When
>> running it through the API it still asks me for a password after this
>> line "ftp>  user "7999999@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx 10259" PASSWORD"
>>
>> Does the FTPAPI do something a bit different that might cause this problem?
>>
>> Here is the log from my program:
>>
>> 0:>  user "7999999@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx 10259" PASSWORD
>> 0: 331-(----GATEWAY CONNECTED TO edi.pubnet.org----)
>> 0: 331-(220 Enterprise FTP server (Version 1.0.0 Nov. 5, 1996))
>> 0: 331 Password required for 7999999
>> 0:>  PASSWORD
>> 0: 530 Not logged in.
>>
>>
>> My code:
>>         rc = FTP_quote(fd:'user "7999999@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx 10245" PASSWORD');
>>
>>         if (rc<  0);
>>           FTP_errorMsg(fd:ErrNum);
>>           if (ErrNum = FTP_NOFILE);
>>             num_files = 0;
>>           else;
>>             CompMsg(FTP_errorMsg(fd));
>>             FTP_quit(fd);
>>             return;
>>           endif;
>>         endif;
>>
>>         if (rc = 331);
>>           rc = FTP_quote(fd:'PASSWORD');
>>
>>           if (rc<  0);
>>             FTP_errorMsg(fd:ErrNum);
>>             if (ErrNum = FTP_NOFILE);
>>               num_files = 0;
>>             else;
>>               CompMsg(FTP_errorMsg(fd));
>>               FTP_quit(fd);
>>               return;
>>             endif;
>>           endif;
>>         endif;
>>
>> Note: Not ACTUAL user/pass combination.
>>
>> --
>> Mike Wills
>> http://mikewills.me
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