Driver Configuration

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Driver Configuration

Some general configurations must be informed on this Driver's configuration window, on the FTPClient tab, as displayed on the next figure.

FTPClient tab

FTPClient tab

The available options on this tab are described on the next table.

Available options on the FTPClient tab

Option

Description

FTP Location

Inform an IP address or path of an FTP server, such as "ftp://ftp.elipse.com.br/"

Local Directory

Local directory to where files must be copied, such as "C:\Mydir\"

Username

Inform the name of a user from an FTP server. For an anonymous connection, leave this option blank

Password

Inform a password for a user on an FTP server. For an anonymous connection, leave this option blank

Use TLS/SSL

If this option is selected, this Driver forces the use of TLS/SSL (Transport Layer Security or Secure Sockets Layer cryptography) security protocol and enables certificate authentication. When this option is not selected, this Driver tries to use TLS/SSL protocol without certificate authentication and, if it fails, then tries again without TLS/SSL protocol. To perform specific settings, use the TLS/SSL Settings option

Timeout (s)

Time to wait, in seconds, for a response from an individual command. After this time passes, that operation is aborted

Retries

How many times a transaction with a server is reattempted in case it fails. After all retries are exhausted, this Driver assumes a failed connection to a server

TLS/SSL Settings

Use this option for specific settings of the TLS/SSL protocol, described on topic TLS/SSL Settings Window

IP:Port for Active Mode

The FTP protocol provides Active and Passive data transfer modes. The default is the Passive mode, where a client requests a transfer and data arrives using the same channel. In the Active mode, a client informs an IP address and a TCP/IP port from where a server connects, and then sends those requests back. If users want to use the Active mode, inform in this option a value different from empty, as described on table Available options for the IP:Port for the Active Mode option

Use Remote Filename as Local Filename

If this option is selected and the name of the local file is not informed, this Driver tries to use the same file name requested as the local name

Use EPSV before PASV in passive mode

In Passive mode, this Driver tries an EPSV command before a PASV command. The EPSV command is not supported by all servers

Use EPRT before PORT in active mode

In Active mode, this Driver tries an EPRT command before a PORT command. The EPRT command is not supported by all servers

Unix Style List

This Driver, when receiving a list of files from a directory, must extract information about file name and size, for example. There are differences among FTP servers and some servers use a format more common to Windows applications, the NT format, and others use the Unix format. Select this option if the format is Unix. Please check items NT Format and Unix Format for examples of these formats

 

Available options for the IP:Port for Active Mode option

Syntax

Example

Meaning

IP:Port

192.168.102.23:4567

Informs that a server must connect to the IP address 192.168.102.23 using TCP/IP port 4567

IP:Range

192.168.102.23:4500-4600

Informs a range of available TCP/IP ports

IP

192.168.102.23

A server tries to connect using a random TCP/IP port

-

- (dash)

Uses the current IP address and a random TCP/IP port

 

NT Format

06-03-99  10:57PM                    1 NotCurrentYear.txt
03-06-00  09:11PM                    1 CurrentYear.txt
03-06-00  09:18PM                    <DIR> tmp

 

Unix Format

-rw-r--r--    1 vglass   vglass      3651 Feb  2  2002 .screenrc
drwxr-xr-x    3 vglass   vglass      4096 Jul 23 17:42 Archive
-rw-r--r--    1 vglass   vglass      1096 Jul 23 13:35 GZipTest1.class
-rw-r--r--    1 vglass   vglass       733 Jul 23 13:35 GZipTest1.java

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