Re: FTP_Open Timeout

["ntobeko ngcobo" <ngcobo@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi

Still on the subject of ftp timeout how do i set set the timeout if Im
using http_url_postxml.

Regards

On 2/7/07, Scott Klement <sk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> > I'm using the FTP_Logging procedure, so therefore I'm using FTP_Open
> > and FTP_Login (since the FTP_Logging call needs to be between them).
> > Question - how can I enforce a timeout on FTP_Login?
>
> The timeout is the 3rd parameter to FTP_Open().  Once you've set the
> timeout there, it's saved in the session, and used for all subsequent FTP
> routines (including FTP_Login).
>
> In fact, all FTP_Conn() does is call FTP_open() followed by FTP_login().
> It's just a wrapper around those two procedures.
>
>
> > The FTP_Conn works and returns a session, but FTP isn't configured on
> > the remote site (configured incorrectly). I ran into this when I was
> > debugging and fat fingered a server address. I don't know how much of a
> > problem this will be in real life, but wondered if there was a work
> > around.
>
> Yes, I'd say it's an issue.  You never know when a network error will
> occur.  Someone might pull out the plug of your router or switch.  Or a
> cable might get cut.  Or a device might go bad.  And this doesn't have to
> be in your shop!  It could be on the FTP server side.  Or it could be at
> your ISP.  Or somewhere else on the Internet.
>
> When you write programs that communicate between systems, you should
> always program defensively.  Always expect that something could fail at
> any time.
>
> This was one of the main reasons I created FTPAPI in the first place --
> it's too hard to detect and handle errors with IBM's "batch FTP" scripts.
> I needed more control in order to make my applications robust.
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