I Hope This Helps
Carl Trusiak, SCJP2, SCWCD
Sun Certified Programmer on the Java 2 Platform
Peter den Haan | peterdenhaan.com | quantum computing specialist, Objectivity Ltd
Sun Certified Programmer on the Java 2 Platform
Sun Certified Programmer on the Java 2 Platform
Sun Certified Programmer on the Java 2 Platform
Originally posted by Joel Peach:
[B]Thanks Rick,
You are correct, there is no direct FTP protocol support class in java. All of the basic components you need are there: Threading, Socket I/O, File I/O, but you'd still need to write the control logic on your own. If you're feeling ambitious, the IETF RFC specification that defines FTP can be found at:
http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc959.html
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I found it really amazing that we didn't have any FTP classes in java about 8 months ago, when I had to write some FTP software. Anything in the works at all for future releases?? All I had was a week or two, of which I spent a few days to find what support Java gives, finally I used the Sun.net.ftp.FtpClient class to get the job done. I know these are not supported anymore, but we have the jars, so we can maintain it ourselves.
It was not just me, there were a bunch of people on many forums asking for this same functionality. I think this is definitely a short coming of Java.
Savithri
[This message has been edited by Savithri Devaraj (edited December 12, 2001).]
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