Owning Palette: FTP VIs
Requires: Base Development System
Connects to an FTP server and returns the contents of a list of files.
(NI Linux Real-Time) The FTP server is disabled by default, and you cannot use it in safe mode. National Instruments recommends using WebDAV as the file transfer mechanism for improved security.
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remote port is the TCP/IP port at which the server listens. The default is 21, the FTP control port. | ||||
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password is the password that authenticates the username. (NI Linux Real-Time) You must specify a blank password. For NI Linux Real-Time targets, the FTP server does not accept NI-Auth credentials. | ||||
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user is the name you want to use to log on to the FTP server. The default is anonymous. (NI Linux Real-Time) You must specify anonymous as the value for this input. For NI Linux Real-Time targets, the FTP server does not accept NI-Auth credentials. | ||||
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host is the name or IP address of an FTP server. | ||||
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file specifications contains the FTP configuration for file transfers.
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error in describes error conditions that occur before this node runs. This input provides standard error in functionality. | ||||
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active specifies whether the data connection is active or passive. The default is TRUE, which specifies an active connection. | ||||
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file errors is an array of error clusters containing file-related errors, such as invalid remote path and file access permission denied. | ||||
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data is an array of strings that contains the contents of the files. | ||||
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error out contains error information. This output provides standard error out functionality. |