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Summary
Name of server or dotted decimal internet address.
Description
The Host property specifies the name or internet address of an FTP server. This property must be set before a session can be established. There are three possible ways of specifying an FTP
server.
Machine Name
An application only needs to specify the name of the FTP server if the server is located on the same network as the local PC or if the internet address of the server is defined in the local host
table. If the FTP server is not on the local network, then the underlying protocol will route the traffic through a gateway. If the FTP server is not defined in the local host table, then the
underlying protocol will contact the domain server to resolve the internet address of the server.
Machine and Domain Name
An application needs to specify the machine name and the domain name if the FTP server is not located on the same network as the local PC. Fully domain qualified machine names are written from left
to right in ascending order (for example, speedy.distinct.com). If both machine and domain names are specified, then the underlying protocol will contact the domain server to
resolve the internet address of the server.
Internet Address
Sometimes the user knows only the internet address of the FTP server that he or she wants to use. In this case, the internet address can be entered in what is known as the dotted decimal notation
(for example, 127.43.101.12). If the FTP server identified by this address is not on the local network, then the underlying protocol will route the traffic through a gateway.
This property can be changed at design time and at run time before a connection has been established. There is no default value for this property.
Example
FTPClient.Host = "127.43.101.12"
FTPClient.User = "santa"
FTPClient.Password = "north pole"
FTPClient.Account = ""
FTPClient.Action = ACTION_CONNECT
Note
This property is only used if you are using the Action property instead of the Connect or FwConnect methods.
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