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InetFTPLogin

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InetFTPLogin

int InetFTPLogin (const char *FTPServer, const char *userName, const char *password);

Purpose

Note Note  This function has been superseded by InetFTPLoginEx.

Opens a new FTP connection to the FTP server on the specified machine.

Note  A timeout value of 60 seconds will be used when reading data packets from and writing data packets to the FTP server. Use InetFTPLoginEx to change the timeout value.

Parameters

Input
Name Type Description
FTPServer const char * The name or IP address of a remote machine running an FTP server on the standard FTP server port (21). If the FTP server is using a non-standard port, then you can specify the port using the syntax address:port.
userName const char * The user name to use when logging in to the FTP server.
password const char * The password to use when logging in to the FTP server.

Return Value

Name Type Description
FTPHandle int The value that you must use in subsequent function calls to specify this FTP connection. Negative values indicate that an error occurred.

Additional Information

Library: Internet Library

Include file: cvintwrk.h

LabWindows/CVI compatibility: LabWindows/CVI 7.1 and later

Example

Refer to internet\ftpclnt\ftpclnt.cws for an example of using the InetFTPLogin function.