Purpose
Establishes an FTP connection and gets a handle to a CFtpConnection object.
Syntax
MIGetFtpConnection( ByVal hSession As CInternetSession,
ByVal strServer As String, ByVal strUserName As String,
ByVal strPassword As String, ByVal nPort As INTERNET_PORT )
As CFtpConnectionhSession is a CinternetSession handle.
strServer is a string that contains the FTP server name.
strUserName is a string that specifies the name of the user to log in.
strPassword is a string that specifies the password to use to log in.
nPort is a number that identifies the TCP/IP port to use on the server.
Return Value
A handle to a CFtpConnection object. If the call fails, Null is returned. To determine the cause of the failure, call the MIGetErrorMessage() function.
Description
MIGetFtpConnection() connects to an FTP server, creates and returns a handle to a CFtpConnection object. It does not perform any specific operation on the server. If you intend to get or put files, for example, you must perform those operations as separate steps.
The caller has to dispose of the handle by calling the MICloseFtpConnection() procedure when the handle is no longer in use.