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facftlist

facftlist


Purpose
List the files and subfolders within a remote folder.
Synopsis
function facftlist(remote_path:string):list of facftfile
Argument
remote_path 
The path of the remote folder, e.g. "/MyFolder/MySubFolder"
Return value
List containing meta-data for folders and files in the given folder, ordered alphabetically.
Example
declarations
  files: list of facftfile
end-declarations
files := facftlist("/MyFolder/MySubFolder")
forall (f in files) do
  writeln(f.file_name)
done

Further information
1. The returned size of the file may have been rounded.
2. The file permissions are given in standard Unix format, e.g. 0644 for owner-writable, group-readable, world-readable
3. The relative subfolder paths "." and ".." are not included in the returned list.
4. This function returns the direct children of remote_path only; it is not recursive.
5. If the remote folder does not exist, this function will generate an IO error.
6. When used from a DMP component with preconfigured FAC File Transfer Service credentials, this function will automatically try to login to the FAC File Transfer Service if you are not already logged in.