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FtpRead(3)						     Library Functions Manual							FtpRead(3)

NAME
       FtpRead - Read data from a remote file or directory.

SYNOPSIS
       #include <ftplib.h>

       int FtpRead(void *buf, int max, netbuf *nData);

PARAMETERS
       buf    Specifies the address of a buffer where received data will be written.

       max    Specifies the size of the user's buffer.

       nData  A handle returned by FtpAccess().

DESCRIPTION
       FtpRead	copies	up to max bytes of data from the specified data connection and returns it to the user's buffer. If the data connection was
       opened in ascii mode, no more than one line of data will be returned.

RETURN VALUE
       Returns the number of bytes written to the user's buffer or -1 on error or end of file.

FTPlib								 06 November 1997							FtpRead(3)