FTP: how to write some string into text file?

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Hello,

Working FTP client code, tested on ESP32

#include <WiFi.h>
#include <SD.h>
#include <SPI.h>
#define FTPWRITE


const char* ssid     = "SSID";
const char* password = "PASSWORD";

IPAddress local_IP(192, 168, 0, 240);
IPAddress gateway(192, 168, 0, 230);
IPAddress subnet(255, 255, 255, 0);
IPAddress primaryDNS(8, 8, 8, 8);   
IPAddress secondaryDNS(8, 8, 4, 4); 

// FTP Server
IPAddress server( 192, 168, 0, 250 );

WiFiClient client;
WiFiClient dclient;

char outBuf[128];
char outCount;

// change fileName to your file (8.3 format!)
char fileName[13] = "test.txt";

void setup() {

  Serial.begin(115200);

  // Configures static IP address
  if (!WiFi.config(local_IP, gateway, subnet, primaryDNS, secondaryDNS)) {
    Serial.println("STA Failed to configure");
  }

  // Connect to Wi-Fi network with SSID and password
  Serial.print("Connecting to ");
  Serial.println(ssid);
  WiFi.begin(ssid, password);
  delay(10000);
  while (WiFi.waitForConnectResult() != WL_CONNECTED) {
    Serial.println("Connection Failed! Rebooting...");
    delay(5000);
    ESP.restart();
  }
  Serial.println("Connected to wifi");
  printWifiStatus();

  Serial.print("FTP server:");
  Serial.println(server);
  //}
}


void loop() {

  doFTP();

}



File fh;

byte doFTP()
{

  if (client.connect(server, 21)) {
    Serial.println(F("Command connected"));
  }
  else {
    fh.close();
    Serial.println(F("Command connection failed"));
    return 0;
  }

  if (!eRcv()) return 0;

  client.println(F("USER ftp_username"));

  if (!eRcv()) return 0;

  client.println(F("PASS ftp_password"));

  if (!eRcv()) return 0;

  client.println(F("SYST"));

  if (!eRcv()) return 0;

  client.println(F("PASV"));

  if (!eRcv()) return 0;

  char *tStr = strtok(outBuf, "(,");
  int array_pasv[6];
  for ( int i = 0; i < 6; i++) {
    tStr = strtok(NULL, "(,");
    array_pasv[i] = atoi(tStr);
    if (tStr == NULL)
    {
      Serial.println(F("Bad PASV Answer"));

    }
  }

  unsigned int hiPort, loPort;

  hiPort = array_pasv[4] << 8;
  loPort = array_pasv[5] & 255;
  delay(10000);
  Serial.print(F("Data port: "));
  hiPort = hiPort | loPort;
  Serial.println(hiPort);



  if (dclient.connect(server, hiPort)) {
    Serial.println(F("Data connected"));
  }
  else {
    Serial.println(F("Data connection failed"));
    client.stop();
    fh.close();
    return 0;
  }

#ifdef FTPWRITE
  client.println(F("CWD /TEST"));
  if (!eRcv()) return 0;
  client.print(F("STOR "));
  client.println(fileName);
#endif

  if (!eRcv())
  {
    dclient.stop();
    return 0;
  }


  dclient.stop();
  Serial.println(F("Data disconnected"));

  if (!eRcv()) return 0;

  client.println(F("QUIT"));

  if (!eRcv()) return 0;

  client.stop();
  Serial.println(F("Command disconnected"));

  fh.close();
  Serial.println(F("FTP closed"));
  return 1;
}

byte eRcv()
{
  byte respCode;
  byte thisByte;

  while (!client.available()) delay(1);

  respCode = client.peek();

  outCount = 0;

  while (client.available())
  {
    thisByte = client.read();
    Serial.write(thisByte);

    if (outCount < 127)
    {
      outBuf[outCount] = thisByte;
      outCount++;
      outBuf[outCount] = 0;
    }
  }


  return 1;
}


void printWifiStatus() {
  Serial.println("");
  Serial.println("WiFi connected.");
  Serial.print("SSID: ");
  Serial.println(WiFi.SSID());

  IPAddress ip = WiFi.localIP();
  Serial.print("IP Address: ");
  Serial.println(ip);

  Serial.print("Gateway: ");
  Serial.println(WiFi.gatewayIP());
  Serial.print("Subnet: ");
  Serial.println(WiFi.subnetMask());
  Serial.print("Primary DNS: ");
  Serial.println(primaryDNS);

  long rssi = WiFi.RSSI();
  Serial.print("signal strength (RSSI):");
  Serial.print(rssi);
  Serial.println(" dBm");
}

It create empty test.txt to FTP server in these lines:

#ifdef FTPWRITE
      client.println(F("CWD /TEST"));
      if (!eRcv()) return 0;
      client.print(F("STOR "));
      client.println(fileName);
#endif

Is it possible to fill test.txt with some string (eg. "test 12345") just before client.print(F("STOR "))?

How to do it?

I am not real programmer, just copy & paste programmer.

Hoping someone with better knowledge than me would reply, guide me please.

Thanks for the helpers! :slight_smile: