The ftpremsize() call returns the size of a file on the remote server.

Syntax

#include <ftpapi.h>

int ftpget(host, userid, passwd, acct,  local, remote,
       mode, transfertype)
char *host;
char *userid;
char *passwd;
char *acct;
char *local;
char *remote;
char *mode;
int transfertype;

Parameters

host

Host running the FTP server.

To specify the port number (other than the well-know port) used by the FTP server, code the host name, followed by a blank, then the port number. For example, specify ftpget ("server1 1234",...)

ID used for logon.

Password of the user ID.

Account (when needed); can be NULL.

Local file name.

Remote file name.

Either w for write or a for append.

Specifies a binary or ASCII transfer. T_ASCII is for ASCII, T_BINARY is for binary.

Return Values

Value greater than zero indicates success which is the size of the remote file, the value -1 indicates error.