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Function name : FtpOpenFile

Group: Internet Functions (WinInet) - Library: wininet

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Initiates access to a remote file on an FTP server for reading or writing.

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Code examples:

Uploading file to the FTP server using InternetWriteFile
Downloading files from the FTP server using InternetReadFile
How to retrieve the size of a remote file (FTP)
Custom FTP Class for Visual FoxPro application

Declaration:

HINTERNET FtpOpenFile(
    HINTERNET hConnect,
    LPCTSTR lpszFileName,
    DWORD dwAccess,
    DWORD dwFlags,
    DWORD_PTR dwContext
);
  

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FoxPro declaration:

DECLARE INTEGER FtpOpenFile IN wininet;
	INTEGER hFtpSession,;
	STRING  sFileName,;
	INTEGER lAccess,;
	INTEGER lFlags,;
	INTEGER lContext  

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Parameters:

hConnect [in] Valid HINTERNET handle to an FTP session.

lpszFileName [in] Pointer to a null-terminated string that contains the name of the file to access on the remote system.

dwAccess [in] Unsigned long integer value that determines how the file will be accessed. This can be GENERIC_READ or GENERIC_WRITE, but not both.

dwFlags [in] Unsigned long integer value that contains the conditions under which the transfers occur.

dwContext [in] Pointer to an unsigned long integer value

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Return value:

Returns a handle if successful, or NULL otherwise. Later this handle can be used by InternetWriteFile or InternetReadFile functions

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Comments:

This function often works in combination with InternetWriteFile and InternetReadFile functions.

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