Sending data through FTP

Sometimes, our client may ask us to upload a datafile on the FTP server. We can use the Windows built-in client to develop our FTP upload program.

Getting ready

Make sure we have an active FTP server and logon credentials.

How to do it...

1. Let's start by creating a new codeunit from Object Designer.

2. Add a function name FTP that takes in the following parameters:

   Name	DataType	Length
   UserName	Text	50
   Password	Text	50
   ServerName	Text	50
   FileToMove	Text	250

3. Then add the following local variables to the function:

   Name	Type	Length
   BatchFileName	Text	250
   BatchFile	File
   BatchfileStream	OutStream
   BatchFileData	Text	250

4. Now add the following code to the function:

   BatchFileData := 'D:\Temp\navFTP.dat';
   BatchFileName := 'D:\Temp\navFTP.bat';
   BatchFile.CREATE(BatchFileName);
   BatchFile.CREATEOUTSTREAM(BatchfileStream);
   BatchfileStream.WRITETEXT('@echo off');
   BatchfileStream.WRITETEXT;
   BatchfileStream.WRITETEXT('echo user ' +UserName + ' >> ' + BatchFileData...