Blank password issue (wodFtpDLX / wodFtpDLX.NET)

Hi,

On v2.5.1 - if I call the Connect method with a blank password, the Connected event does not fire with an error code, as it does if you supply a non-blank, but invalid, password.

From a user perspective, this is inconsistent - a blank password is still wrong , and it should be handled in the same way as any other wrong password.

Is this a bug, or am I missing something?

Thanks.

Tikit,

if you call Connect without setting password, Connect should return immediately with an error. Is that what you experience?

if you call Connect without setting password, Connect should return immediately with an error. Is that what you experience?

According to the documentation, the Connect method doesn't return anything.

What I would expect to happen is that a Connected event is raised with an appropriate error - but this doesn't happen.

No, not really. Connect doesn't return anything, but does fire an error you can capture (VB uses Err object for that).

Point is that wodFtpDLX never even tries to connect since it detects password missing much sooner, and reports error immediately.

I don't understand what's the problem here. Same would happen if you leave Hostname empty.

OK, I see. But I still think it's inconsistent, and I don't think FTP *requires* an account to have a password.

Tikit,

yes, I agree with you partially. But I doubt anyone would have empty password and use secure protocols at the same time.

Requiring password helps us from getting many techsupport issues regarding authentication.

Kreso