CFFTP  
Description

Lets users implement File Transfer Protocol (FTP) operations.

 
Category

File management tags, Internet Protocol tags

 
Syntax

The tag syntax depends on the action attribute value. See the following sections:

  • "cfftp: Opening and closing FTP server connections" on page 423
  • "cfftp: Connection: File and directory operations" on page 426
  • "cfftp action = "listDir"" on page 430
 
See also

cfhttp, cfldap, cfmail, cfpop; "Performing file operations with cfftp" in Chapter 40, "Interacting with Remote Servers," in ColdFusion MX Developer's Guide

 
History

ColdFusion MX 7: Added the result attribute for file and directory operations.

ColdFusion MX: Deprecated the agentname attribute. It might not work, and might cause an error, in later releases.

 
Usage

Use this tag to move files between a ColdFusion server and an FTP server.

This tag does not move files between a ColdFusion server and a client browser. You do this as follows:

  • To transfer files from a client to a ColdFusion server: cffile action = "upload"
  • To transfer files from a ColdFusion server to a client: the cfcontent tag
 
Security settings

ColdFusion MX security settings can prevent the cfftp tag from executing. If you run ColdFusion applications on a server that is used by multiple customers, consider the security of the files that the customer can move. For more information, see the "Administering Security" section of Configuring and Administering ColdFusion MX.