Operating Instructions

FTP File Operations
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Chapter 8 File Operations
PASV
This command requests this unit to “Listen” on a data
port (which is not its default data port). It puts this unit
into passive mode, waiting for the remote computer to
make a data connection.
Syntax: PASV <CRLF>
TYPE
Specifies the type of data to be transferred.
Syntax: TYPE <SP> <type-code (options
delimited by <SP>)> <CRLF>
<type-code> can be any of the following. However,
for XDCAM, data is always transferred as “I”,
regardless of the type-code specification.
•A: ASCII
- N: Non-print
- T: Telnet format
- C: ASA Carriage Control
• E: EBCDIC
- N: Non-print
- T: Telnet format
- C: ASA Carriage Control
• I: IMAGE (Binary) (default)
• L: LOCAL BYTE
- SIZE: byte size
Input example: TYPE I
STRU
Specifies the data structure.
Syntax: STRU <SP> <structure-code> <CRLF>
<structure-code> can be any of the following.
However, for XDCAM, the structure is always “F”,
regardless of the structure-code specification.
• F: File structure (default)
• R: Record structure
• P: Page structure
Input example: STRU F
MODE
Specifies the transfer mode.
Syntax: MODE <SP> <mode-code> <CRLF>
<mode-code> can be any of the following.
However, for XDCAM, the mode is always “S”,
regardless of the mode-code specification.
• S: Stream mode (default)
• B: Block mode
• C: Compressed mode
Input example: MODE S
LIST
Sends a list of files from this unit to the remote computer.
Syntax: LIST <SP> <options> <SP> <path-name>
<CRLF>
<options> can be any of the following.
• -a: Also display file names that begin with “·”.
• -F: Append “/” to directory names.
The following data is transferred, depending on
whether <path-name> specifies a directory or file.
• Directory specified: A list of the files in the
specified directory
• File specified: Information about the specified
file
• No specification: A list of the files in the current
directory.
The wildcard characters “*” (any string) and “?”
(any character) may be used in <path-name>.
Input example 1: LIST -a Clip
Input example 2: LIST Clip/*.MXF
NLST
Sends a list of file names from this unit to the remote
computer, with no other information.
Syntax: NLST <SP> <options or path-name>
<CRLF>
The following options may be specified when no
path name is specified.
• -a: Also display file names that begin with “.”
• -I: Display information other than file name
(gives the same result as the LIST command).
• -F: Append “/” to directory names.
The following data is transferred, depending on
whether <path-name> specifies a directory or file.
• Directory specified: A list of the file names only
in the specified directory
• No specification: A list of the file names only in
the current directory.
The wildcard characters “*” (any string) and “?”
(any character) may be used in <path-name>.
Input example 1: NLST-I
Input example 2: NLST Clip/*.MXF
RETR
Begins transfer of a copy of a file in the specified path on
this unit to the current directory on the remote computer.
Syntax:RETR <SP> <path-name> <CRLF>
Input example: RETR Clip/C0001.MXF