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  • Using the FTP-Server

    Seco FTP-Server Modification

    A modified version of the standard ftp-server is available. This supports loading and running custom actions out of a DLL, when a FTP-Server transaction has finished or is about to start.

    The DLL to load by the ftp-server is specified by:

    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Comm\FTPD] CustomActionDll="<name of custom dll>"

    It should export the following functions:
    void OpenConnection( void);
    This function gets called when a ftp-session is established.
    void CloseConnection( void);
    This function gets called when a ftp-session is closed.
    void UploadFile( WCHAR *file);
    This function gets called, just before a file gets uploaded to the ftp-server. This could be used to backup files, before they get overwritten.
    void UploadFileDone( WCHAR *file);
    This function gets called after the upload completed successfully. In the sample implementation it executes the file, if it is named update.bat or update.exe.
    void DownloadFile( WCHAR *file);
    This function gets called, just before a file is downloaded by a ftp-client. This could be used to generate the content of this file or to tell the application to release this file.
    void DownloadFileDone( WCHAR *file);
    This function gets called after a file has been downloaded by a ftp-client. This could be used to log file-downloads.

    *) The *file parameter of the last functions contains the whole filename including path.

    Calling a Batch/Exe without a DLL

    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Comm\FTPD] "CustomBatchOnReceive"="<name of custom.bat>"

    If a custom.bat is registered. FTPD directly processes this batch if it was received.

    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Comm\FTPD] "CustomExeOnReceive"="<name of custom.exe>"

    If a custom.exe is registered. FTPD directly processes this executable if it was received.

    This Mask sets wether *.BAT *.EXE *.DLL are deleted after execution. If bit 0 is set, FTPD deletes the executed batch file. If Bit 1 is set FTPD deletes the executed *.exe file.

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    • Sample FTPCustomAction-Solution: ftpcustomaction.zip

    • If you build your own Windows Embedded CE images ask Keith&Koep support for the patched ftpd.