FtpSetCurrentDirectory Function

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Changes to a different working directory on the FTP server.

Syntax

BOOL FtpSetCurrentDirectory(
    IN HINTERNET hConnect,
    IN LPCTSTR lpszDirectory
);

The actual syntax of this function varies between its ANSI and Unicode implementations. For more information, see Win32 Internet Functions Syntax.

Parameters

hConnect

Valid HINTERNET handle to an FTP session.

lpszDirectory

Address of a null-terminated string that contains the name of the directory to change to on the remote system. This can be either a fully qualified path or a name relative to the current directory.

Return Value

Returns TRUE if successful, or FALSE otherwise. To get a specific error message, call GetLastError. If the error message indicates that the FTP server denied the request to change a directory, use InternetGetLastResponseInfo to determine why.

Remarks

An application should use FtpGetCurrentDirectory to determine the remote site's current working directory, instead of assuming that the remote system uses a hierarchical naming scheme for directories.

The lpszDirectory parameter can be either partially or fully qualified file names relative to the current directory.

Function Information

Windows NT	Use version 4.0. Implemented as ANSI and Unicode functions.
Windows	Use Windows 95 and later. Implemented as ANSI and Unicode functions.
Header	Wininet.h
Import library	Wininet.lib
Minimum availability	Internet Explorer 3.0 (ANSI only), 5 (ANSI and Unicode)

Windows CE

Windows CE	Use version 2.12 and later. Implemented as ANSI and Unicode functions.
Minimum availability	Internet Explorer 4.0

See Also

Microsoft Win32 Internet Functions Overview, FTP Sessions, Microsoft Win32 Internet Functions Reference, FTP Functions