Help writing a process for FTP Shell Function

[JHNielson]

I posted this in the Access thread, but seeing as how this is a VB problem, I thought this might be the better place

I have a code to FTP files to a server, using a script FTP.scr.

I need to wait until the FTP completes before proceeding to the next code. So far every process I have written keeps failing, and I'm not sure where I'm going wrong.

This is the code as I have it now:

Public Sub FTP_Shell(SCR_FILE As String)
 
Dim FTP_Task As Long, ret As Long, FTP_Handle As Long
Dim FTP_PROCESS As String
Dim stSysDir As String
    stSysDir = Environ$("COMSPEC")
    stSysDir = Left$(stSysDir, Len(stSysDir) - Len(Dir(stSysDir)))
 
    FTP_PROCESS = CreateProcessA(sNull, p_Path, ByVal 0&, ByVal 0&, 1&, NORMAL_PRIORITY_CLASS, ByVal 0&, sNull, sInfo, pInfo)
 
    FTP_Task = Shell(stSysDir & "ftp.exe -s:" & stSCRFile, vbNormalFocus)
    FTP_Handle = OpenProcess(FTP_PROCESS, False, FTP_Task)
 
    ret = WaitForSingleObject(FTP_Handle, INFINITE)
    ret = CloseHandle(FTP_Handle)
 
End Sub
 
Function TEST_FTP_FILES()
 
Call FTP_Shell("C:\DLU\System\FTP\Test_FTP.scr")
End Function

I would really appreciate it if anyone had either a link ot a good resource on writing a process, or if anyone can help me wiht what this process would/should look like.

I haven't really written processes before - this is a new area of vb for me.

Thanks for any help anyone can provide.

[tifoso]

I had the same issue, the quick and dirty solution is send a dummy file after the one u r waiting for that way u can put a while loop /doevents on the dummy file and it won't happen until your main file has completed.

i.e. add to the scr lines as below of course the dummy file has to be at the ftp site
...
get good_file
get dummy_file
...

It is crude but I had a deadline and that is how it worked , there are more elegant ways but same as you I had to use a script as a requirement, since it was generated from some other place in the code.

[iburyak]

Maybe you will have any use of my code:


1. On VB Form put a Command Button and put this code in it:

Private Sub Command1_Click()
Testing
End Sub

2. Add Module to your project and put this code in it:

Option Explicit
 
Private Type STARTUPINFO
         cb As Long
         lpReserved As String
         lpDesktop As String
         lpTitle As String
         dwX As Long
         dwY As Long
         dwXSize As Long
         dwYSize As Long
         dwXCountChars As Long
         dwYCountChars As Long
         dwFillAttribute As Long
         dwFlags As Long
         wShowWindow As Integer
         cbReserved2 As Integer
         lpReserved2 As Long
         hStdInput As Long
         hStdOutput As Long
         hStdError As Long
      End Type
 
      Private Type PROCESS_INFORMATION
         hProcess As Long
         hThread As Long
         dwProcessId As Long
         dwThreadID As Long
      End Type
 
      Private Declare Function WaitForSingleObject Lib "kernel32" (ByVal _
         hHandle As Long, ByVal dwMilliseconds As Long) As Long
 
      Private Declare Function CreateProcessA Lib "kernel32" (ByVal _
         lpApplicationName As Long, ByVal lpCommandLine As String, ByVal _
         lpProcessAttributes As Long, ByVal lpThreadAttributes As Long, _
         ByVal bInheritHandles As Long, ByVal dwCreationFlags As Long, _
         ByVal lpEnvironment As Long, ByVal lpCurrentDirectory As Long, _
         lpStartupInfo As STARTUPINFO, lpProcessInformation As _
         PROCESS_INFORMATION) As Long
 
      Private Declare Function CloseHandle Lib "kernel32" (ByVal _
         hObject As Long) As Long
 
      Private Const NORMAL_PRIORITY_CLASS = &H20&
      Private Const INFINITE = -1&
 
 
 
 
      Public Sub ExecCmd(cmdline$)
         Dim proc As PROCESS_INFORMATION
         Dim start As STARTUPINFO
         Dim ReturnValue As Integer
 
         ' Initialize the STARTUPINFO structure:
         start.cb = Len(start)
 
         ' Start the shelled application:
         ReturnValue = CreateProcessA(0&, cmdline$, 0&, 0&, 1&, _
            NORMAL_PRIORITY_CLASS, 0&, 0&, start, proc)
 
         ' Wait for the shelled application to finish:
         Do
            ReturnValue = WaitForSingleObject(proc.hProcess, 0)
            DoEvents
         Loop Until ReturnValue <> 258
 
         ReturnValue = CloseHandle(proc.hProcess)
      End Sub
 
      Sub Testing()
         ExecCmd "NOTEPAD.EXE"
         'ExecCmd "net send /domain:NYGISW517628 Hello"
         MsgBox "Process Finished"
      End Sub

3. Run application and press Command1 button.

Good Luck.

[JHNielson]

Maybe you will have any use of my code:


1. On VB Form put a Command Button and put this code in it:

Private Sub Command1_Click()
Testing
End Sub

2. Add Module to your project and put this code in it:

Option Explicit
 
Private Type STARTUPINFO
         cb As Long
         lpReserved As String
         lpDesktop As String
         lpTitle As String
         dwX As Long
         dwY As Long
         dwXSize As Long
         dwYSize As Long
         dwXCountChars As Long
         dwYCountChars As Long
         dwFillAttribute As Long
         dwFlags As Long
         wShowWindow As Integer
         cbReserved2 As Integer
         lpReserved2 As Long
         hStdInput As Long
         hStdOutput As Long
         hStdError As Long
      End Type
 
      Private Type PROCESS_INFORMATION
         hProcess As Long
         hThread As Long
         dwProcessId As Long
         dwThreadID As Long
      End Type
 
      Private Declare Function WaitForSingleObject Lib "kernel32" (ByVal _
         hHandle As Long, ByVal dwMilliseconds As Long) As Long
 
      Private Declare Function CreateProcessA Lib "kernel32" (ByVal _
         lpApplicationName As Long, ByVal lpCommandLine As String, ByVal _
         lpProcessAttributes As Long, ByVal lpThreadAttributes As Long, _
         ByVal bInheritHandles As Long, ByVal dwCreationFlags As Long, _
         ByVal lpEnvironment As Long, ByVal lpCurrentDirectory As Long, _
         lpStartupInfo As STARTUPINFO, lpProcessInformation As _
         PROCESS_INFORMATION) As Long
 
      Private Declare Function CloseHandle Lib "kernel32" (ByVal _
         hObject As Long) As Long
 
      Private Const NORMAL_PRIORITY_CLASS = &H20&
      Private Const INFINITE = -1&
 
 
 
 
      Public Sub ExecCmd(cmdline$)
         Dim proc As PROCESS_INFORMATION
         Dim start As STARTUPINFO
         Dim ReturnValue As Integer
 
         ' Initialize the STARTUPINFO structure:
         start.cb = Len(start)
 
         ' Start the shelled application:
         ReturnValue = CreateProcessA(0&, cmdline$, 0&, 0&, 1&, _
            NORMAL_PRIORITY_CLASS, 0&, 0&, start, proc)
 
         ' Wait for the shelled application to finish:
         Do
            ReturnValue = WaitForSingleObject(proc.hProcess, 0)
            DoEvents
         Loop Until ReturnValue <> 258
 
         ReturnValue = CloseHandle(proc.hProcess)
      End Sub
 
      Sub Testing()
         ExecCmd "NOTEPAD.EXE"
         'ExecCmd "net send /domain:NYGISW517628 Hello"
         MsgBox "Process Finished"
      End Sub

3. Run application and press Command1 button.

Good Luck.

Thanks so much. I will try it later and hopefully it will work.

[iburyak]

Let me know how it goes.... :)

[JHNielson]

So I put the code in and ran it - and all that happens is it opens up Notepad and says "process finished". I'm not sure where I call on my script I have written, or where I put the process information in.


Thanks for your generous help

[JHNielson]

So here is the code I have. I got it to do everything I want it to do, expect now it doesn't seem to pick up the successful transfer return value. It waits but never stops.

I tested an FTP connection manually, and when it was done successfully transferring, the number at the beginning of the line was 226. I assume that is th e return value it should be looking for. That is what I set it to, but it doesn't ever stop the program even after the FTP window has been closed.

Any help would be great. I don't wan to be a pest about this, but I'm down to the wire and this has been plaguing me for weeks.


Thanks again

Option Explicit
 
Private Type STARTUPINFO
         cb As Long
         lpReserved As String
         lpDesktop As String
         lpTitle As String
         dwX As Long
         dwY As Long
         dwXSize As Long
         dwYSize As Long
         dwXCountChars As Long
         dwYCountChars As Long
         dwFillAttribute As Long
         dwFlags As Long
         wShowWindow As Integer
         cbReserved2 As Integer
         lpReserved2 As Long
         hStdInput As Long
         hStdOutput As Long
         hStdError As Long
      End Type
 
      Private Type PROCESS_INFORMATION
         hProcess As Long
         hThread As Long
         dwProcessId As Long
         dwThreadID As Long
      End Type
 
      Private Declare Function WaitForSingleObject Lib "kernel32" (ByVal _
         hHandle As Long, ByVal dwMilliseconds As Long) As Long
 
      Private Declare Function CreateProcessA Lib "kernel32" (ByVal _
         lpApplicationName As Long, ByVal lpCommandLine As String, ByVal _
         lpProcessAttributes As Long, ByVal lpThreadAttributes As Long, _
         ByVal bInheritHandles As Long, ByVal dwCreationFlags As Long, _
         ByVal lpEnvironment As Long, ByVal lpCurrentDirectory As Long, _
         lpStartupInfo As STARTUPINFO, lpProcessInformation As _
         PROCESS_INFORMATION) As Long
 
      Private Declare Function CloseHandle Lib "kernel32" (ByVal _
         hObject As Long) As Long
 
      Private Const NORMAL_PRIORITY_CLASS = &H20&
      Private Const INFINITE = -1&
 
 
 
 
      Public Sub ExecCmd(cmdline$, FTP_SCR As String)
         Dim proc As PROCESS_INFORMATION
         Dim start As STARTUPINFO
         Dim ReturnValue As Integer
 
         ' Initialize the STARTUPINFO structure:
         start.cb = Len(start)
 
         ' Start the shelled application:
         ReturnValue = Shell("ftp.exe -s:" & FTP_SCR, vbNormalFocus)
 
 
         ' Wait for the shelled application to finish:
         Do
            ReturnValue = WaitForSingleObject(proc.hProcess, 0)
            DoEvents
         Loop Until ReturnValue = 226
 
         ReturnValue = CloseHandle(proc.hProcess)
      End Sub
 
      Sub Testing(FTP_SCR As String)
      Dim ROOT_DRIVE As String
 
        ROOT_DRIVE = DLookup("[ROOT_FOLDER]", "[CONFIG - ROOT FOLDER]")
        ExecCmd "FTP.EXE", FTP_SCR
         'ExecCmd "net send /domain:NYGISW517628 Hello"
        Kill "c:\DLU\System\FTP\TEST.jpg"
         MsgBox "Process Finished"
      End Sub
 
Function TEST_FTP_FILES()
Dim ROOT_DRIVE As String
Dim FTP_SCR As String
 
 
ROOT_DRIVE = DLookup("[ROOT_FOLDER]", "[CONFIG - ROOT FOLDER]")
FTP_SCR = ROOT_DRIVE & ":\DLU\System\FTP\Test_FTP.scr"
Call Testing(FTP_SCR)
 
End Function

[JHNielson]

One more thing, when i set the "Loop return value..." statement to <> 258, the process just finishes without waiting for the file to transfer and the process to end.

When I set it to =226, it never stops.

Thanks, for an help I can get.

[iburyak]

In my code I have this:

Do
            ReturnValue = WaitForSingleObject(proc.hProcess, 0)
            DoEvents
Loop Until ReturnValue <> 258

And you have this:

Do
            ReturnValue = WaitForSingleObject(proc.hProcess, 0)
            DoEvents
Loop Until ReturnValue = 226

This code is executed in a loop while it is waiting for Shell command to finish.
Debug this code and check which one you want to use.

I know for sure that mine works and waits for other program to finish and then proceeds with the code correctly. This is why I had a Notepad so you would see that Message box appear only when you close a Notepad symbolizing that other program has finished.

Good Luck.

[JHNielson]

Right- so when I run it with your code:

Do
            ReturnValue = WaitForSingleObject(proc.hProcess, 0)
            DoEvents
Loop Until ReturnValue <> 258

It proceeds through the rest of the code before the FTP finishes. The last process is to move the files from the current directory to a storage directory.
The files get moved before they get sent.


When I use my code:

Do
            ReturnValue = WaitForSingleObject(proc.hProcess, 0)
            DoEvents
Loop Until ReturnValue = 226

The rest of the code never finishes.

I'm trying to figure out what is keeping the process from finishing in my code, or from finishing too fast in your code. How do I figure out what the return value should be. Is there a list somewhere or a way to determine this?

Thanks

[iburyak]

Check this out:

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms687032.aspx

[JHNielson]

Check this out:

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms687032.aspx

Thanks - that helped, except for the question of where you get "258" from. what is that number. I thought it was the return value that comes from FTP? How do i verify that is the right number for my system? How do I find the number if it is not?

Am I looking at the wrong place in the code?

Thanks so much for your help. I hate to be such a pest, but I'm down to the wire and have been trying to get this right so long, and I'm so close now!

Thanks again

[iburyak]

I understand your frastration and I am trying to help as much as I can.
You can probably do following:

Do
            ReturnValue = WaitForSingleObject(proc.hProcess, 0)
            Debug.print ReturnValue
            DoEvents
Loop Until ReturnValue = 226

You will see all possible return codes and would be able to judge which one to use.

This is how I found my number.... :)

I'll dig my old stuff more.... :)

[JHNielson]

Great thanks so much! I solved it! Thanks for all your great help!

[iburyak]

So what was your final solution?
I am so happy that you are finally worked it out..... :)

Good Luck.
Irina.