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FtpModDate(3) Library Functions Manual FtpModDate(3)

NAME

FtpModDate - Determine last modification time of a remote file.

SYNOPSIS

#include <ftplib.h>
 
 
int FtpModDate(char *path, char *buf, int max,
netbuf *nControl);

PARAMETERS

path
Name of remote file to be checked.
buf
A pointer to a buffer where the result should be returned.
max
Specifies the size of the user's buffer.
nControl
A handle returned by FtpConnect().

DESCRIPTION

FtpModDate() attempts to determine the last access time of a remote file and return it to the user's buffer. The date and time are returned as a string in the format 'YYYYMMDDHHMMSS'.

RETURN VALUE

If a good response is received and the date and time are successfully parsed out of the result, 1 is returned. Otherwise, 0 is returned.
Some servers may not support the MDTM command.
20 June 1998 FTPlib