FTP - List Files

(This action is available in Enterprise Edition only)

Retrieves the files list on the FTP server.

Parameters

Session name Specifies the FTP session name.
Remote files Specifies the files name to be deleted. The wild-character * and ? is allowed, multiple names should be separated by the semi-colon, for example: \home\*.jpg;*.bmp;*.gif;
Exclude mask Specifies the files name to be excluded.
Match case Specifies whether the search finds the source files which names match the case of characters exactly.
Include sub-folders Specifies whether the search extends to the sub-folders of the Remote files.
Include folder Specifies whether to return the folder. With this option unchecked, only files' information will be returned.
Populate array with list Specifies the name of the variable which stores the files information.
Populate variable with number of files Specifies the name of the variable which stores the number of files.

Notes

The array will be resized as a two-dimensions array automatically. The information of the each file will be stored in array like the below:

File name File size Modified Date-time Is a Folder

a.jpg 23145 02/03/2012 08:30 FALSE

b.jpg 120032 02/03/2012 08:30 FALSE
The session name is used to identify an open FTP session, it's determined in the actions "FTP - Log On" or "FTP - Connect Session in Parent".

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