FTP issue on new PC

[GeorgeP]

Hi,

I have some generic FTP scripts that have been running on my PC for years - been doing this stuff with Autoit for years so very experienced with it. Just got a new PC running under Windows 10 Enterprise same as my previous PC) and setting up all my Autoit jobs to collect files from our FTP server. I am using the exact same script as on my old PC - these scripts operate multiple times per day and basically never fail.

On my new PC when the script runs it makes a connection to the FTP server and the next item is to get a list of files in a directory on the FTP server and this is where it fails - it doesn't get a list with 

   $FileArray = _FTP_FindFileFirst($Conn,$FilesToFind,$FileHandle)

The $Conn value comes from 

$Conn = _FTP_Connect($Open, $server, $username, $pass,0)

and is valid as it makes a good connection.

The $FilesToFind is the FTP directory with a filetype added - both of these values come from an ini file which is the same on both PC's, I have put some debug lines in and this is correct - no spelling mistakes etc.

The code fails whether it is compiled and run or run within sciTe editor. It is run from the C; drive on the PC so shouldn't have any Trust issues. It fails because $FileArray remains empty.

Anybody got any ideas or had something similar happen?

George

 

[Andreik]

What error code are you getting?

[GeorgeP]

I am getting no error code. When it goes to find the first file it takes quite a while, probably 10-15 seconds. On my old PC it is instantaneous to get the first file info.

The variable $FileArray should contain a array of about 10 values - it comes back empty on the new PC. If I check @error it returns -1 which is just advising that it failed.

George

[Andreik]

Check @extended, it should return _WinAPI_GetLastError() or call _FTP_GetLastResponseInfo() after _FTP_FindFileFirst().

Edited June 13, 2023 by Andreik

[GeorgeP]

OK. Put in this lines directly after the call to _FTP_FindFileFirst

    $Result=_FTP_GetLastResponseInfo($iError, $Msg)

then created message box for them both

$iError comes out a 0

$Msg has test as in image below.

Not sure what that means?

[GeorgeP]

Decided to do the same on my old PC and got - I wondered if the "A" in first line was ASCII which I thought would be OK for just getting the file names and attributes.

[GeorgeP]

OK, got this sorted. 

On my old PC I used

$Conn = _FTP_Connect($Open, $server, $username, $pass,0)

which has always worked.

Changed this on new PC to

$Conn = _FTP_Connect($Open, $server, $username, $pass,1)

which puts it into Passive mode.

Still no wiser why one works and the other doesn't.

Andreik - thanks for your suggestions, they were most helpful to get me there finally. Really appreciate that.

[Andreik]

I just tried on Win11 and it works fine. Try to turn off windows firewall and make the test again. I suspect you might have some ports blocked by the firewall.

[GeorgeP]

It would have to be firewall issue on the PC as both PC's are connected to the same company network and typically we are not given access to modify the firewall - company policy.

I have it working reliably so just need to put it into the grey matter memory cells for future reference.

Thanks for all your help