I am implementing an application using ftp to transfer files from ftp server to local location. I want to see if a particular file exists before starting the download for all files. I implement this simply by "mget xyz*.*" and then performing the check locally. However the program I am using called "Moveit freely" terminates if the file is not there!! should I just use normal ftp, cos i tested it and it seems to be working fine even if file is not at ftp server. or is there any other method to implement check file at ftp? I read commands like "size file" but these are not present in the Moveit program. Thanks

You could check for a file's presence on the server with the ftp built in to XP. But why not just use that, instead of checking with ftp and mgetting with Moveit? ===================================== If at first you don't succeed, you're about average. M2

Are you writing a program? I ask, because the scope of this category is "programming". If you are curious how to write FTP programs using wininet or winsock, that would be more aligned with this section. I have written several FTP programs - and you can check the file size, file creation date, and everything else.

yes i am indeed writing a program..lol thats why in this section. i even wrote down how i was writing the program. ofcourse its calling an ftp application to do the necessary action. anyway i did not find any good method to check for file presence on ftp so i just used mget with normal ftp.