This Adaptor is used to do connections with FTP or SFTP servers and this adaptor is used as a client in a TAST diagram.

In the initialization process, it's necessary to provide the information to connect with the server.

• Host: Name or IP address of the FTP server we want to connect.
• Port: Port number on which the FTP server listens.
• User: Username we want to use to make the connection.
• Password: Password of the user we want to use to make the connection.
• Secure: Checkbox that indicates whether the connection will be secure or not.

• connect(): It allows the connection with a new server that is not the same server as the one settled in the adaptor. In case that the old connection is still open, this function closes it. This function uses the following parameters:
  • Host: IP address or name of the FTP server we want to connect.
  • Port: Port number on which the FTP server listens, if this parameter is not set the adaptor will use the default port to the protocol.
  • User: Username used to stablish the connection.
  • Password: Password of the user used to stablish the connection.
  • Secure: Indicates if the connection is secure (SFTP) or not (FTP).

• deleteFile(): Allows to delete a File on the server, it gets a parameter RemoteFilePath to indicate the path and the name of the file that the user wants to delete.
• disconnect(): Allows the disconnection from the server. Esta función no requiere parámetros de entrada.
• getFile(): Allows to transfer a file from the server to the PC in which the diagram is executed. The parameters used are:

RemoteFilePath: Indicates the path and the name of the remote file we want to recover on the server. LocalFilePath: Indicates the path and the name of the local file we want to create on the local computer. BinaryFile: Indicates the type of transfer, Binary if the checkbox is clicked or text if not.

• putFile(): Allows to transfer a file from the PC to the server in which the diagram is executed. The parameters used are:

RemoteFilePath: Indicates the path and the name of the remote file we want to create on the server. LocalFilePath: Indicates the path and the name of the local file we want to transfer. BinaryFile: Indicates the type of transfer, Binary if the checkbox is clicked or text if not.