File system access in Squeak

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Navodit Kaushik wrote: For basic ftp, FileList can do that.

Edit this info in a Workspace , your ftp should show up in the FileList:

"Please fill in the following info, then select all text and choose DoIt."

    | aa |
    self flag: #ViolateNonReferenceToOtherClasses.
    aa _ ServerDirectory new.
    aa server: 'st.cs.uiuc.edu'.    "host"
    aa user: 'anonymous'.
    aa password: '[hidden email]'.
    aa directory: '/Smalltalk/Squeak/Goodies'.
    aa url: ''.    "<- this is optional.  Only used when *writing*
update files."
    ServerDirectory addServer: aa named: 'UIUCArchive'.  "<- known by
this name in Squeak"

Karl

Try using the FTPClient class it is already in the base image. It is very  
easy to use. Here a little example uploading a file

uploadFtp
        | client |
        [StandardFileStream fileNamed: 'myfile.zip' do: [:fileStream |
        client := FTPClient openOnHostNamed: 'ftp.mywebsite.com'.
        client
                loginUser: 'user' password: 'password';
                changeDirectoryTo: 'httpdocs/temp';
                binary;
                putFileStreamContents: fileStream as: 'myfile.zip'
        ]] on: Error do: [
                self inform: 'There was an error.'
        ]

Am 17.04.2007, 19:20 Uhr, schrieb Navodit Kaushik <[hidden email]>:

Hi!

> Hi
>
>   Can anyone suggest a good package for file system access? Someone
> suggested Rio but I am not sure how to install it as it does not show up
> in the Package loader...

AFAIK Rio is still being developed by Keith, probably not "ready" yet.

>   I want to be able to work with the files on a ftp server and am not sure
> what to use for this. If possible an example script to connect to a ftp
> server and work with the files therein would be really helpful. Thanks

In fact, ServerDirectory/FileDirectory and friends can work with ftp
servers out-of-the-box in Squeak. I don't have pointers or snippets right
now but if you still fail to find anything, cc me privately and I can dig
something out.

I would guess you can easily find example code in Monticello - since it
can use ftp repos for snapshots.

>   Navodit

regards, Göran