how to use FTP in VBA

[ymeyaw]

dear all experts,

I need your help on using FTP in VBA.I had a file in unix which stored at
/home/daniel/dailyreport.txt. I wish to use VBA code to import this txt file and put into excel worksheet.

The daily report.txt is somthing like this:
name ip
david 100.24.56.78
richard 100.33.44.56


How can this be done? Currently i had to use another ftp software just to do that.

[Leith Ross]

Hello Ymeyaw,

Here is some code that should help...

'Code from http://www.bygsoftware.com/Excel/VBA/ftp.htm

Sub PublishFile()
Dim strDirectoryList As String
Dim lStr_Dir As String
Dim lInt_FreeFile01 As Integer
Dim lInt_FreeFile02 As Integer

On Error GoTo Err_Handler
    lStr_Dir = ThisWorkbook.Path
    lInt_FreeFile01 = FreeFile
    lInt_FreeFile02 = FreeFile

    '' ANW  07-Feb-2003 :
    strDirectoryList = lStr_Dir & "\Directory"

    '' Delete completion file
    If Dir(strDirectoryList & ".out") <> "" Then Kill (strDirectoryList & ".out")

    '' Create text file with FTP commands
    Open strDirectoryList & ".txt" For Output As #lInt_FreeFile01
    Print #lInt_FreeFile01, "open yoursite.com"
    Print #lInt_FreeFile01, "account_name"
    Print #lInt_FreeFile01, "account_password"
    Print #lInt_FreeFile01, "cd source/uploads"
    Print #lInt_FreeFile01, "binary"
    Print #lInt_FreeFile01, "send " & ThisWorkbook.Path & "\Picture.gif targetdir/Picture.gif"

    '' To receive a file, replace the above line with this one
    ''Print #lInt_FreeFile01, "recv \Picture.gif " & ThisWorkbook.Path & "\Picture.gif"
    
    Print #lInt_FreeFile01, "bye"
    Close #lInt_FreeFile01

    '' Create Batch program
    Open strDirectoryList & ".bat" For Output As #lInt_FreeFile02
    Print #lInt_FreeFile02, "ftp -s:" & strDirectoryList & ".txt"

    Print #lInt_FreeFile02, "Echo ""Complete"" > " & strDirectoryList & ".out"
    Close #lInt_FreeFile02

    '' Invoke Directory List generator
    Shell (strDirectoryList & ".bat"), vbHide '', vbMinimizedNoFocus
    'Wait for completion
    Do While Dir(strDirectoryList & ".out") = ""
        DoEvents
    Loop

    Application.Wait (Now + TimeValue("0:00:03"))

    '' Clean up files
    If Dir(strDirectoryList & ".bat") <> "" Then Kill (strDirectoryList & ".bat")
    If Dir(strDirectoryList & ".out") <> "" Then Kill (strDirectoryList & ".out")
    If Dir(strDirectoryList & ".txt") <> "" Then Kill (strDirectoryList & ".txt")

bye:

Exit Sub

Err_Handler:
    MsgBox "Error : " & Err.Number & vbCrLf & "Description : " & Err.Description, vbCritical
    Resume bye

End Sub

Sincerely,
Leith Ross

[ymeyaw]

hi Leith Ross,

Thanks for ur greatest help.This is really helpful. I did studied the code below, there is one line which i dont really know why the owner what to do this way?

Print #lInt_FreeFile02, "Echo ""Complete"" > " & strDirectoryList & ".out"