Microsoft FTP format

Microsoft FTP format

[Guido Van Hoecke]

I frequently use Emacs to access remote files over FTP.

That only works if the remote site uses the good old unix format.

Some sites use the M$ format and can not be read by (my) emacs.

Is there some workaround other than bribing the provider into using the
unix format, which is unfortunately not always possible?

There must be some elisp code out there to handle that format?

Please advise,

TIA,


Guido

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Re: Microsoft FTP format

[Michael Albinus]

Guido Van Hoecke <guivho@gmail.com> writes:

> Some sites use the M$ format and can not be read by (my) emacs.
>
> Is there some workaround other than bribing the provider into using the
> unix format, which is unfortunately not always possible?
>
> There must be some elisp code out there to handle that format?

Could you please show the contents of the ange-ftp buffer of such an attempt?

> TIA,
>
> Guido

Best regards, Michael.

Re: Microsoft FTP format

[Guido Van Hoecke]

Hi Michael,

Thanks for you reply.

>> Some sites use the M$ format and can not be read by (my) emacs.
>>
>> Is there some workaround other than bribing the provider into using the
>> unix format, which is unfortunately not always possible?
>>
>> There must be some elisp code out there to handle that format?
>
> Could you please show the contents of the ange-ftp buffer of such an attempt?

  /mollycorpcom@ftp.molly-corp.com:/:
  12-21-12  09:14AM                45411 .Security
  12-14-12  10:19AM       <DIR>          anon_ftp
  12-14-12  11:38AM       <DIR>          bitsy
  12-14-12  10:19AM       <DIR>          cgi-bin
  12-14-12  10:19AM       <DIR>          error_docs
  12-14-12  10:19AM       <DIR>          httpdocs
  12-14-12  10:19AM       <DIR>          httpsdocs
  12-14-12  10:19AM       <DIR>          private
  12-14-12  11:09AM       <DIR>          site1
  12-14-12  11:10AM       <DIR>          slidy
  12-14-12  10:19AM       <DIR>          statistics
  12-14-12  10:19AM       <DIR>          subdomains
  12-19-12  11:48AM       <DIR>          tappy
  12-14-12  11:11AM       <DIR>          targister
  12-14-12  10:19AM       <DIR>          vault_scripts
  12-21-12  09:14AM       <DIR>          vhc
  12-20-12  10:18PM       <DIR>          vho
  12-14-12  10:19AM       <DIR>          web_users
  12-18-12  03:35PM       <DIR>          xoox

Opening the same site with ftp in an emacs buffer shows:
$ ftp molly-corp.com
Connected to molly-corp.com.
220 Microsoft FTP Service
331 Password required for mollycorpcom.
230 User logged in.
Remote system type is Windows_NT.
ftp> ls
229 Entering Extended Passive Mode (|||57521|)
125 Data connection already open; Transfer starting.
12-21-12  09:14AM                45411 .Security
12-14-12  10:19AM       <DIR>          anon_ftp
12-14-12  11:38AM       <DIR>          bitsy
12-14-12  10:19AM       <DIR>          cgi-bin
12-14-12  10:19AM       <DIR>          error_docs
12-14-12  10:19AM       <DIR>          httpdocs
12-14-12  10:19AM       <DIR>          httpsdocs
12-14-12  10:19AM       <DIR>          private
12-14-12  11:09AM       <DIR>          site1
12-14-12  11:10AM       <DIR>          slidy
12-14-12  10:19AM       <DIR>          statistics
12-14-12  10:19AM       <DIR>          subdomains
12-19-12  11:48AM       <DIR>          tappy
12-14-12  11:11AM       <DIR>          targister
12-14-12  10:19AM       <DIR>          vault_scripts
12-21-12  09:14AM       <DIR>          vhc
12-20-12  10:18PM       <DIR>          vho
12-14-12  10:19AM       <DIR>          web_users
12-18-12  03:35PM       <DIR>          xoox
226 Transfer complete.
ftp> ls httpdocs
229 Entering Extended Passive Mode (|||57522|)
125 Data connection already open; Transfer starting.
12-14-12  10:19AM       <DIR>          App_Data
12-14-12  10:19AM       <DIR>          css
12-14-12  10:19AM                 1150 favicon.ico
12-14-12  10:19AM                  905 header.js
12-14-12  10:19AM       <DIR>          img
12-21-12  07:04PM                 9342 index.html
12-14-12  10:19AM       <DIR>          picture_library
12-14-12  10:19AM       <DIR>          test
226 Transfer complete.
ftp>

I listed the httpdocs so that you have an idea about the format used to
display regular files.

HTH,


Guido

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