WINDEV Concepts

176 Part 6: Communication 2. Send and retrieve files (according to the connection mode). For a passive connection, the WINDEV application must request the authorization from the FTP server before any operation is performed on the server files. You can also: • get the characteristics of the files located on an FTP server: attributes, size, etc. • handle files on an FTP server: create, delete... • list files from a directory located on the FTP server by running a procedure that starts a process for each file found. 3.  User computer WINDEV application FTP server Passive connection (Firewall on the FTP server) Active connection WINDEV application Ask for authorization Passive connection (Firewall on the FTP server) Active connection Validation Action Action 1 2 3 Close the connection to the server ( FTPDisconnect ). User computer FTP server WINDEV application Disconnection