FTP VIs

Owning Palette: Protocols VIs and Functions

Requires: Base Development System. This topic might not match its corresponding palette in LabVIEW depending on your operating system, licensed product(s), and target.

Use the FTP VIs to send and retrieve raw data and files to and from an FTP server.

The VIs on this palette can return FTP error codes.

(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.

Palette ObjectDescription
FTP Get BufferConnects to an FTP server and returns the contents of a single file.
FTP Get FileConnects to an FTP server and copies a single file to the local machine.
FTP Get Multiple BuffersConnects to an FTP server and returns the contents of a list of files.
FTP Get Multiple FilesConnects to an FTP server and copies a list of files to the local machine.
FTP Get Multiple Files and BuffersConnects to an FTP server and copies a list of files, saving the files on the local machine or returning their contents.
FTP Put BufferConnects to an FTP server and stores the contents of a single buffer.
FTP Put FileConnects to an FTP server and copies the contents of a single file from the local machine.
FTP Put Multiple BuffersConnects to an FTP server and stores the contents of multiple buffers.
FTP Put Multiple FilesConnects to an FTP server and copies the contents of multiple files from the local machine.
FTP Put Multiple Files and BuffersConnects to an FTP server and copies the contents of multiple files or buffers from the local machine.


SubpaletteDescription
Intermediate FTP VIsUse the Intermediate FTP VIs to configure options for sending and receiving data to and from an FTP server.