ftp workspace

Please could anyone tell me if it is possible to transfer files to
aand from a website using the apl/w ftp workspace. We also need to be
able to list directories and delete files from the server, all via an
automated process.

ftp hosting is not available on our web space, only http web hosting.
However, we have full ftp access for uploading of website files.  Is
that sufficient?

Does anyone know of any online documentation?

Many thanks for any advice.

Bob Rushworth

If you want private(=username&password) read&write access to the
files, you can use the ftp protocol, but you should start in an "opaque"
subdirectory with a random name to keep hackers away from your files.

All these can be managed with the apl/w ftp workspace.

If you want to give restricted read-only access to others, you might give
them that random name as well as the name of  a content index file you
will need to keep updated. They can read the files by the http protocol
then.

I prefer QuadNAs to windows' WinInet API for http and ftp interfaces.

Peter-Michael (Independent developer)

Contributed by Bob Rushworth:

> Please could anyone tell me if it is possible to transfer files to
> aand from a website using the apl/w ftp workspace. We also need to be
> able to list directories and delete files from the server, all via an
> automated process.
>
> ftp hosting is not available on our web space, only http web hosting.
> However, we have full ftp access for uploading of website files.  Is
> that sufficient?
>
> Does anyone know of any online documentation?
>
> Many thanks for any advice.
>
> Bob Rushworth