Run FTP Commands

FtpExec32x32

Description

Runs a list of FTP commands on the specified FTP server.

You can enter commands in the action’s Expression Editor, one command per line.

FTP protocol is designed to use raw commands, but most common implementations comes with a set of higher-level commands.
For instance, there is a set of command aliases supported in Windows, another with Linux, such as dir'' or ls'', which are transformed to the same raw FTP commands behind the scenes.

This action supports both using commands alias such as cd', and raw FTP commands, such as `CWD.

FTP is not the same as SFTP (SSH File Transfer Protocol). SFTP is a network protocol related to SSH and SCP. For SFTP commands, see Run SFTP Commands.

Supported commands

The Run FTP Commands action supports these commands:

Command

Description

Supported aliases

Examples

Command

Description

Supported aliases

Examples

active

Enter active transfer mode.

active

append

Append to a remote file.

appe

append [local_file]append [local_file] [remote_file]

ascii

Switch to ASCII transfer mode.

ascii

binary

Switches to binary transfer mode.

binary

bye

Terminate ftp session and exit.

close, disconnect, exit, quit

bye

cd

Changes remote working directory.

cwd

cd [remote_folder]

cdup

Change remote working directory to parent directory.

cdup

connect

Connect to remote ftp.

open

connect [hostname] [port]

delete

Deletes a remote file.

dele

delete [remote_file]

dir

List contents of remote directory.

list, ls, mlsd, mlst, nlst

dirdir [remote_directory]

get

Get file from the remote computer.

recv, retr

get [remote_file]get [remote_file] [local_file]

help

Accesses the Help screen and displays information about the command if the command is typed after help.

rhelp

help

lcd

Displays local directory if typed alone or if path typed after lcd will change the local directory.

lcdlcd [local_directory]

login

Send new login information.

login [user] [password]

mdelete

Delete multiple remote files.

mdelete [remote_pattern]

mdtm

Show last modification time of remote file.

modtime

mdtm [remote_file]

mget

Get multiple files.

mget[remote_pattern]

mkd

Make directory on remote computer.

mkdir, xmkd

mkd [remote_directory]

mput

Send multiple files to remote computer.

mput[local_pattern]mput[local_pattern][remote_pattern]

newer

Get file if remote file is newer than local file.Timezone is like : GMT-2 or GMT+2

newer [remote_file]newer [remote_file] [local_file]newer [remote_file] [local_file] [local_timezone]

pass

Send new password information.

password

pass [thy_password]

passive

Enter passive transfer mode.

pasv

passive

put

Send one file to remote computer.

send, stor

put [local_file][remote_file]

pwd

Print working directory on remote machine.

pwd

rename

Renames a remote file.

rnfr & rnto

rename [remote_actual_name][remote_expected_name]

rmd

Removes a directory on the remote computer.

rmdir

rmd [remote_file]

site

Send site specific command to remote computer.

site [command] [args…]site help

size

Show size of remote file.

size [remote_file]

stat

Show current status of remote computer.

status

statstat [remote_file]

stou

Store file uniquely.

stou [local_file]stou [local_file] [remote_file]

syst

Show remote system type.

system

syst

type

Set file transfer type.

type binarytype ascii

user

Send new user information.

user [thy_user]

verbose

Sets verbose on or off.

verbose

<RAW COMMAND>

Any raw command is sent as is to the FTP server.

CWD

Unknown or raw commands are sent to the FTP server as-is. Commands that are not listed on this page may still work, depending on the FTP server.

Some FTP servers can add a three-digit response code at the beginning of a response message. It can be confusing to read some command results.

For example, take a 98 bytes file named file.txt. The SIZE file.txt command may return 213 98, where 213 is the technical code (OK response) and 98 is the size.

Parameters

Name Mandatory Default Description

FTP Hostname

Yes

Hostname or IP address of the FTP server.

FTP Port

No

21 in normal mode, 990 in secure mode.

Internet port for the FTP connection.

FTP User

Yes

Username for the FTP connection.

FTP Password

Password for the FTP connection, in encryption form.

FTP Unencrypted Password

Password for the FTP connection, in plain text.

FTP Passive Mode

No

true

Use FTP passive (PASV) mode.

FTP File Mode

No

ascii

FTP file transfer mode: ascii or binary.

FTP Remote Path

No

Remote FTP path.

FTP Disable Login

No

false

If true, the connection to the server is performed anonymously, without using the login credentials.

FTP Implicit FTPs

No

true

Use FTPs Implicit mode.

FTP Secured Protocol

No

None

Protocol used for FTPs communication: none, tls, ssl.

FTP Protection Buffer Size

No

Defines the size to use for the Protection Buffer. Please check with your FTP server provider for possible values.

FTP System Type

No

Specifies the FTP Server system type, to try and better handle its responses. The Runtime tries to auto-detect the type by default.

The following types are supported: UNIX,VMS,WINDOWS,OS/2,OS/400,AS/400,MVS,TYPE: L8,NETWARE

Ignore Trust Store

No

false

If true, the specified Trust Store is ignored.

Proxy Host

No

Hostname for the proxy server.

Proxy Port

No

1080

Port of the proxy server.

Proxy User

No

Proxy server user.

Proxy Password

No

Proxy server user password, encrypted.

Proxy Unencrypted Password

No

Proxy server user password in plain text.

Proxy Protocol

No

Protocol used for the proxy server: HTTP, SOCKS, SOCKS4 or SOCKS5 .

Socket Timeout

No

Timeout of the command on the socket.

Connection Timeout

No

Timeout of the FTP connection.

Data Timeout

No

Data Timeout of the FTP connection.

Key Store

No

Full path to the Java Key Store to use when connecting to the server.

Key Store Type

No

JKS

Type of the Java Key Store.

Key Store Password

No

Encrypted password of the Java Key Store.

Trust Store

No

Full path to the Java Trust Store to use when connecting to the server.

Trust Store Type

No

JKS

Type of the Java Trust Store.

Trust Store Password

No

Encrypted password of the Java Trust Store.

Passwords are encrypted using the encrypt <password> command on the Runtime command line tool.

Published variables

Name

Description

Command

APPEND_ADDED_FILE_SIZE

Size of the added data

Append

DELETED_FILES_SIZE

Size of the deleted file

Deleted

DELETED_FILES_SIZE

Size of deleted files

MDeleted

DELETED_FILES_NUMBER

Number of deleted files

MDeleted

LISTED_FILES_NUMBER

Number of files listed

Dir

LISTED_FILES_SIZE

Size of files listed

Dir

RETRIEVED_FILES_SIZE

Size of the file received

Get

RETRIEVED_FILES_SIZE

Size of files received

MGet

RETRIEVED_FILES_NUMBER

Number of files received

MGet

STORED_FILES_SIZE

Size of the file sent

Put

STORED_FILES_SIZE

Size of files sent

MPut

STORED_FILES_NUMBER

Number of files sent

MPut

STORED_FILES_SIZE

Size of the file sent

Stou