The following table shows the steps you might perform in a typical FTP client application that deletes a file.
Your goal | Actions you take | Effects |
Begin an FTP session. | Create a CInternetSession object. | Initializes WinInet and connects to server. |
Connect to an FTP server. | Use CInternetSession:: GetFtpConnection. |
Returns a CFtpConnection object. |
Check to make sure you’re in the right directory on the FTP server. | Use CFtpConnection:: GetCurrentDirectory or CFtpConnection:: GetCurrentDirectoryAsURL. |
Returns the name or URL of the directory you are currently connected to on the server, depending on the member function selected. |
Change to a new FTP directory on the server. | Use CFtpConnection:: SetCurrentDirectory. |
Changes the directory you are currently connected to on the server. |
Find the first file in the FTP directory. | Use CFtpFileFind::FindFile. | Finds the first file. Returns FALSE if no files are found. |
Find the next file in the FTP directory. | Use CFtpFileFind:: FindNextFile. |
Finds the next file. Returns FALSE if the file is not found. |
Delete the file found by FindFile or FindNextFile. | Use CFtpConnection::Remove, using the file name returned by FindFile or FindNextFile. | Deletes the file on the server for reading or writing. |
Handle exceptions. | Use the CInternetException class. | Handles all common Internet exception types. |
End the FTP session. | Dispose of the CInternetSession object. | Automatically cleans up open file handles and connections. |