Re: ftp from Access: problems

Tom van Stiphout wrote:
> On Fri, 16 Dec 2005 01:31:49 -0000, "Terry Kreft"
> <terry.kreft@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> But it's somewhat reasonable to assume ftp.exe is installed in the
> system32 folder, which by default is in the path. Actually the use of
> ComSpec assumes that as well. So one might write:
> Shell "ftp.exe -s:D:\upload.txt"


That doesn't work - at least on my WinServer system. That's what prompted
my initial post.

I had to specify C:\Windows\System32\ftp, and it runs fine.



>
> -Tom.
>
>
>> Nope that''s bad advice there are a whole host of systems I've seen
>> where windows is installed in the folder WinNT rather than Windows.

Hmmm... sounds ancient.



>> It's poor practice to hard code variables when there is a way to
>> getthe value dynamically anyway.

Probably, but the client machine uses C:\Windows\System32. So does 100% of
standard XP and Server 2003 installs.








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