[DUG] FTP

[Peter Ingham]

Robert martin wrote:
> Hi
>
> I am ftping some files down from a web site (ours).  The FTP component 
> gets a Dir list and downloads some of the files.  However if I am busy 
> uploading a file (say 1-2 mb) then a download will fail as the FTP 
> component tries to download a file that is still being uploaded.  Is 
> there anything I can to about this (prevent the file appearing in the 
> DIR list?) or should I just try to trap the error?
>
>
My usual technique is to do uploads to a different directory, and then 
rename into the desired directory from which downloads are
done.  This means the new version of the file "appears" atomically.