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ftp commands

Hi
I want to create an ftp application using Java.
Can i find a ready one?
If not, where can i find how to invoke ftp commands?

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import sun.net.*;
import sun.net.ftp.*;
import java.io.*;

public class ftp_utility {

public ftp_utility () {
FtpClient fcMyFtp = new FtpClient();

try {
int ch;
fcMyFtp.openServer("myftpsite");
fcMyFtp.login("myname","mypassword");
TelnetInputStream tisList = fcMyFtp.list();
while( (ch = tisList.read()) != -1 ) System.out.print((char)ch);
// ... other stuff.
fcMyFtp.cd("temp");
fcMyFtp.binary();

// writing a file:
FileInputStream fis = new FileInputStream( "/home/gadio/temp/tempfile
" );
TelnetOutputStream tos = fcMyFtp.put("tempfile.new");
byte buffer[] = new byte[1000];
int len;
while( (len = fis.read(buffer)) != -1 ) {
tos.write(buffer,0,len);
}
fis.close();
tos.close();

// reading a file:
FileOutputStream fos = new FileOutputStream( "/home/gadio/temp/tempfi
le.read" );
TelnetInputStream tis = fcMyFtp.get("tempfile.new");
while( (len = tis.read(buffer)) != -1 ) {
fos.write(buffer,0,len);
}
tis.close();
fos.close();
} catch( IOException e ) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
}

public static void main(String args[]) {
ftp_utility f = new ftp_utility();
}
}

gadio

Hope that helps. If you decide that this suites you I'll give you the full API to the FtpClient class.

pyxide

A cool one at :
http://www.iit.edu/~harejoh/jftp/jftp_home.html

mbormann

Looks cool man.

rzvika3

ASKER

excellent!!!
BUT, i can't see the source code ;-)
do you know about such application that i can use its source code?

Gadio:
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can you send me the full api? my email is: s2794372@t2.technion.ac.il

Pyxide:
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i create a question for you, thank you!
(if you can, tell me how i can get its source code by the classes)

mbormann

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