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carrie
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Easy way to decompress and transfer zip file in ftp fol... - 4/4/2006 17:03:24
Hi all,
I've been maintaining a real estate website for a very long time, built in FP, currently using FP 2002.
Recently, they wanted to add IDX functionality, which simply means that all of the area's MLS listings will be displayed on the website [instead of linking to it]
The data has to be 'pushed' from the provider to an ftp folder on the webserver nightly. Some of the data is text files, but one is a .zip file. The zip file has the pictures that correspond to all of these listings.
As far as I know, I'd have to download that 600+MB .zip file, unzip it, and upload all of the data to an http folder in my website. Sounds like alot of work. And, I think that file is updated nightly, so I'd have to do this every day.
Hopefully, somebody here knows a quicker way to get all of these from a .zip file in an ftp folder decompressed, and in an http folder in my website. Please let me know.
Thanks,
Carrie
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RE: Easy way to decompress and transfer zip file in ftp... - 4/4/2006 18:46:22
We have one client that does this - if you know code and know what the server supports, you can write some code and then have it unzip. I would also write something in there to delete the previous images as well.
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carrie
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RE: Easy way to decompress and transfer zip file in ftp... - 4/5/2006 8:36:42
Corey,
I know asp. Do you think there's a way to do it with .asp? And remember that I want to move it from the ftp folder to an http folder (but I guess I don't have to as long as I can access the pics -- just preference)
Carrie
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carrie
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RE: Easy way to decompress and transfer zip file in ftp... - 4/5/2006 9:32:23
Good news!
The webserver has an archive component on it. Can you help me find out the pathname for the ftp folder?
Otherwise, I will have to download the .zip file, unzip it on my pc, then upload all the data back to an http folder daily. I just know there has to be an easier way.
Carrie
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carrie
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RE: Easy way to decompress and transfer zip file in ftp... - 4/5/2006 10:30:22
Thanks jaybee,
I had found the information about the SA-Archive program and was testing it, but I can't get the filename right. How can I access a file in an ftp folder through a script? I have to have a pathname right to the file, right?
Carrie
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RE: Easy way to decompress and transfer zip file in ftp... - 4/5/2006 10:54:43
Well, here's their answer: I cannot access any folders via website that are not in the www directory. The ftp folders are not in the www directory, therefore, I cannot use a script to unzip them. (It's a windows platform - and too much asp to move to linux, where I've heard this is possible)
The vendor wants to be able to login directly to folder to 'push' this data to me. I can have them login to the root directory and then navigate to the appropriate web folder that I specify. Let's see if they will go for it.
In the meantime if anybody can think of any other way to get these files from ftp folder to http folder via script, let me know.
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RE: Easy way to decompress and transfer zip file in ftp... - 4/5/2006 11:14:50
They should be able to change the permissions of one of the folders. I guess I take a lot of things for granted at times. But they should be able to stilll FTP into the site and the run a script
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carrie
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RE: Easy way to decompress and transfer zip file in ftp... - 4/5/2006 11:25:09
Thanks Corey,
Would you mind explaining a little about FTP to me? Until today, I guess I've only worked with the www directory in a website, because that's all I see in FrontPage.
Basically, my ISP said that I could set the permissions of a login to login to the 'root' directory of the web, which was explained to me as one folder higher than www. Then whoever used that login could navigate to the www directory and upload files there.
I would really like there to be a way that this data vendor could ftp right to a folder in the www directory. Are you saying this is possible? if so, what do I need to do?
I am actually able to use ftp for another website I update (but did not build), and I can upload files to any folder I want - after learning what I've learned today, I assumed that was because that website is on a linux server, and the one I'm asking you about it on a Windows server.
P.S. I do have read & write permissions enabled on the fpdb folder for a db that's already there. Would they be able to ftp to that folder?
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RE: Easy way to decompress and transfer zip file in ftp... - 4/5/2006 11:31:12
You can set an FTP for a specific folder as well on the web site - at least you should be able to. I know that we do and that is how the client handles the incoming FTP. He actually has about 20 clients that FTP into specific folders and then scripts / jobs are ran to handle those files.
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RE: Easy way to decompress and transfer zip file in ftp... - 4/5/2006 11:42:24
Corey,
Does it matter what kind of server you're on?
In my web control panel, it let's me set up FTP accounts. So, say I want to give FTP access to someone, I'd set them up an account with a username of brevardidx.
For some reason, since we're on a windows server, some function appends part of our domain name to that username: brevardidx@cocoabeac (can only be 20 letters? - our domain is www.cocoabeachrealty.com). Then I assign a password, and when they use that information to login, it seems to create a folder called brevardidx@cocoabeac.
I don't understand FTP as well as I would like, but it sounds like you're saying I'd have to talk to an admin at the ISP (because the only way for me to setup ftp is to make an account) and get them to setup a password on a folder in the www directory. Is that the case? What permissions would that folder need? How would a user login to it, with FTP client? Could the user login directly to it, or would they first go to the root directory and then click around to the right folder? Do you know of any examples?
Carrie
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RE: Easy way to decompress and transfer zip file in ftp... - 4/5/2006 11:45:53
it probably matters more about the control panel. We use Windows ourselves. And I can create a user - sayd ftptest but then can ftptest access to any folder name.
It sounds like just some limitation with the control panel. The server admin at the hosting company can set up an FP user on the server itself as well
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RE: Easy way to decompress and transfer zip file in ftp... - 4/5/2006 12:00:03
Well, I just granted ftp access to the webmaster [me], and gave myself administrator file level access. I can login to the root directory, just as described, and then navigate to the www directory. Is that what you were referring to when you meant folder access?
What I was hoping for is a direct connection to that folder.
Is there a way, say through ftp client, that you type in your username & password, but only be shown one folder? I've gotten to the point where I can see all of the folders in the web, but I only want this data vendor to see one, or better yet, be in the folder already.
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RE: Easy way to decompress and transfer zip file in ftp... - 4/5/2006 13:02:48
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ORIGINAL: carrie
What I was hoping for is a direct connection to that folder.
Is there a way, say through ftp client, that you type in your username & password, but only be shown one folder? no that was what I was ctually referring to:
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ORIGINAL: carrie
What I was hoping for is a direct connection to that folder. You need to ask your hosting company but it seems that your control panel does not have this functionality
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RE: Easy way to decompress and transfer zip file in ftp... - 4/5/2006 13:49:52
I confirmed with the data vendor that they will not click around looking for the folder, which is all I can get to work. They need a direct link, to reduce errors.
I don't think my ISP can give them that, but I will ask. Maybe we can change webservers if we need to. Can you recommend any that will give us this functionality?
Carrie
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