Classes Class FTPClient() :directory()

Method FTPClient():directory() Professional

Fills an array with information about the files in a specified path.

Syntax 
:directory( [<cDirectory>], [<cAttribute>] ) --> aDirectory
Parameters
<cDirectory>
<cDirectory> is a character string specifying the drive, path and file from which file information is read into an array. A file mask can be defined by using "wildcards" (* or ?) as part of the file name. If no <cDirectory> is specified, "*" is used, and all file information in the current path is read.
<cAttribute>
The argument <cAttribute> is a string which can be used to extend the files placed in the array based on their file attributes. <cAttribute> may specify one or more of the following characters: "D","H","S". The meaning of the valid characters for <cAttribute> is as follows:
File attributes for directory
Attribute Meaning Description
D Directory directories are also listed
H Hidden hidden files are also listed
S System system files are also listed
Return

The return value of the :directory() method is a two dimensional array containing information about one of the files specified by <cDirectory> in each subarray. The array columns can be identified using symbolic constants defined in the Header file "Directry.ch". The contents of each array column are given in the following table:

Columns in the return array
Constant Contents data type
F_NAME file name C
F_SIZE size of the file N
F_WRITE_DATE date of last update D
F_WRITE_TIME time of last update C
F_ATTR file attribute C
F_EA_SIZE size of the extended file attributes N
F_CREATION_DATE date of creation D
F_CREATION_TIME time of creation C
F_ACCESS_DATE date of last opening D
F_ACCESS_TIME time of last opening C

When <cDirectory> contains an invalid path or file specification, or no matching files are found, an empty array ({}) is returned. If information on a file cannot be provided by the remote filesystem, the corresponding array element is empty.

Description

The method :directory() provides file information about all or a specific type of files in the specified path on the FTP server.

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