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AppGameKit Studio Chat / Find all files on a http server

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Starbuzzzz
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Posted: 1st Aug 2024 15:01
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Hi,
I'm new with AppGameKit and I was a DB PRO BASIC user. I've got a question and I hope someone can help me : I wonder if there is a way to find the names of all the files I've go in a HTTP server. I know how to do that with BD PRO but I don't understand how I can do that with AppGameKit and if it's possible.
Thanx for your answers.
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TheWanted
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Posted: 1st Aug 2024 19:15 Edited at: 3rd Aug 2024 06:49
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I use win32 API, if you want to go that route. I'll dig some code out
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Starbuzzzz
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Posted: 3rd Aug 2024 11:59
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Hi.
Thanks for your answer. Do you mean that you must use win 32 api to retrieve the names of all the files on the server ? I want to know what files are on the server so my program can upload some of them. I'm ready to use win32 api if it's necessary but I don't know how to do that.
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Furord
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Posted: 3rd Aug 2024 12:32
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I don't think there is a way to do that in AppGameKit, I have a server for downloading application files and the way to download them is to know in advance what is on the server, I use a file that contains the name of all the files that are on the server, that file is always called the same and is the one that the application looks for when connecting to the server. I hope I have been helpful or if someone does it in another way please tell us and it will be useful to all of us. Greetings
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Starbuzzzz
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Posted: 3rd Aug 2024 14:03
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Oh ok. That's not very cool because files on the server can be created by other users and the only way to get some files would be to try to open each possible files and to download them if they exist on the server... It's possible to do that but it's not very practical... :/
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Kevin Picone
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Posted: 4th Aug 2024 03:22
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Sounds like your talking about the FTP command set from DBpro as there's really no way to just pull a list of files/folder from a website.

If the site is yours then you write some script functions (in PHP say) that would pull a list of files/folder available from the server. Once uploaded to the site it'd return a list of the files/folders back to anyone who requests it.

If you're trying to download all the files from a random webpage; then yes you ca write a scraper but there's many off the self solutions already out there..

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Phaelax
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Posted: 4th Aug 2024 05:45
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If you were using FTP commands in DBP, I created a library for AppGameKit a few months ago. Never fully finished a GUI for it yet.

https://forum.thegamecreators.com/thread/229535
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Starbuzzzz
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Posted: 4th Aug 2024 14:37
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Hi Phaelax and thax,
I knew about your library but yours need an ip code to connect. Apparently it doesn't work with a ftp name :/
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Yeshu777
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Posted: 4th Aug 2024 16:03 Edited at: 4th Aug 2024 16:10
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Hi Starbuzzz..

If you can connect to the ftp server using its name via a client app ( e.g. Filezilla ) - the name is resolved to an IP address for you in the logs...

Quote: "

Status: Resolving address of ftpstarbuzz.net
Status: Connecting to 123.45.678.11 : 21...
Status: Connection established, waiting for welcome message...
Status: Initializing TLS...
Status: TLS connection established.
Status: Logged in

"


Just a way to do it to test quickly.

It's a lot easier on Linux if you're not confined to Windows.
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Starbuzzzz
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Oh... I'm silly lol
So with your library I can find files on the ftp server, erase them, etc. Etc. ? Just like DB pro did with his FTP commands ? Cool so.
I'll try to use it.
Juste a little question : the library works for windows and Android apps ?
Thanx again.
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Phaelax
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I haven't tried in android, just windows. But I don't see why it wouldn't work. As for the IP/name, I guess that's just how the socket commands work in AGK. I don't know why there isn't any name resolution.
Doesn't look like I ever implemented a delete command, but can probably add that in.

Do keep in mind, however, this is the very basic FTP protocol. Login info is sent in plain text.


Quote: "If you can connect to the ftp server using its name via a client app ( e.g. Filezilla ) - the name is resolved to an IP address for you in the logs..."

You can just do a ping from the cmd prompt, it'll give the IP.
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does DNS lookup help? i'm out of my league here but THIS might apply?
AGK Resource Directory
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