Set Attributes using ftp 2.0 and vb.net

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Hi

I am uploading files to an Apache server. The files have an attribute of 644. I need people other than the person who uploaded the files to have access to them so I need to change the attribute to 666. Is this possible using the software if so how?

Thanks

Nick Steele

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Unfortunately, there is no 'Change File Attributes' FTP command.

But some servers support SITE CHMOD command. To send a SITE command following code can be used:

string response = client.Site("CHMOD 666 file.txt");

If you need to parse FTP response for future processing, following code can help you (it is equivalent of the previous one line sample code):

client.SendCommand("SITE CHMOD 666 file.txt");
FtpResponse response = client.ReadResponse();

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answered 12 Aug '11, 13:23

Lukas Matyska ♦♦
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That worked thanks

(12 Aug '11, 17:46) NickS

I'm very new to VB. Can you please tell me how to get the "Site" property (I rely heavily on intellisense)?

(06 May, 11:02) zalmyc

The "Site" is not a property, it is a method. It is used for executing a command specific for the current FTP server. An argument of the Site method is a string with the command - e.g. "CHMOD 666 file.text".

Each FTP server has a specific set of supportet SITE commands (and some FTP servers do not support SITE command at all). E.g. the Appache FTP server accepts following SITE commands: http://mina.apache.org/ftpserver/site-commands.html Or the Titan FTP server accepts following SITE commands: http://titanftp.com/support/titanftp/v8/webhelp/SITE.htm

(06 May, 16:20) Jan Sotola ♦♦

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