Problem downloading file

hotpot · Post by **hotpot** » Tue Sep 19, 2006 5:43 pm

I am trying to download this file from the ftp server and it keeps failing. The files name is '29AUG06|15:42 M8T...'. Whenever I try to click on the file, I would get an error saying "The parameter is incorrect" and it wouldn't allow me to do anything else with the file. When I try to download it to my local folder, it fails and the status says "...cannot open destination file..." Can someone tell me what is going on? Thank you.

Brendon K · Post by **Brendon K** » Tue Sep 19, 2006 7:48 pm

The actual name of the file is exactly as below:

29AUG06|15:42 M8T...

???

If so, try renaming the file temporarily and try downloading it again.

(Click to highlight the file, press F2, copy the current file name to your clipboard, then rename it...try to download...rename it back by pasting what you copied back into the filename.)

I suspect the '|' and perhaps the ':' are problematic to CoreFTP as those characters will sometimes be processed as command parameters. Try temporarily renaming the file to something like "test.txt" for instance, and rename it back both on the server and your local machine if it works. By doing this, it will see if there's a problem in CoreFTP's handling of file names.

I'm assuming you're using the latest version too?

hotpot · Post by **hotpot** » Tue Sep 19, 2006 8:03 pm

The exact file name is "29AUG|15:42 M8T0001"

I tried changing the name of the file and the ftp server didn't allow me to change it.

The following is the log when I tried to change the file name:

RNFR receive/29AUG06|15:41 M8T00001
501 Syntax error in parameters or arguments

Here is the log when I tried to download the file:

RETR 29AUG06|15:41 M8T00001
Connect socket #2420 to 204.90.111.143, port 6400...150-No parameters are in effect.
150 Data connection open for transfer of file 29AUG06|.
TLSv1, cipher TLSv1/SSLv3 (DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA) - 256 bit500 Error: Interchange 29AUG06|15:41 M8T0 not found.
Can't open desination file
29AUG06|15:41 M8T00001 - 0 bytes transferred
TYPE I
200 TYPE set to I
PASV
227 204,90,111,143,25,1
RETR 29AUG06|15:41 M8T00001
Connect socket #2420 to 204.90.111.143, port 6401...150-No parameters are in effect.
150 Data connection open for transfer of file 29AUG06|.
TLSv1, cipher TLSv1/SSLv3 (DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA) - 256 bit500 Error: Interchange 29AUG06|15:41 M8T0 not found.
Can't open desination file
29AUG06|15:41 M8T00001 - 0 bytes transferred
Transfer time: 00:00:01

Thanks!!

hotpot · Post by **hotpot** » Tue Sep 19, 2006 9:08 pm

I just found out that file name "29AUG06|15:41 M8T00001" should just be "M8T00001". How can prevent the '29AUG06|15:41" part from being included as part of the file name? Thanks.

sam · Post by **sam** » Wed Sep 20, 2006 2:51 pm

Do you know what kind of server this is? I've had to change the configuration on one of mind under the Advanced - General - Server Type section in the site manager.