# FTP List Files

Gets a list of files in a FTP Server.

Action available for the following operating systems:

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### Parameters

* **Search String** *\<string> -* A pattern string that user wants to search in the FTP Server (Example "\*.bmp" - search all files in bmp format).
* **Mode** *\<unquoted string> -* Defines the depth of search that the user wants to perform, for example, if user wants to search only on the current directory, or in all directories and so on. The possible values for this parameter are:
  * *List file of sub-directories*
  * *List files of current directory only*
  * *List Directories and sub-Directories*
  * *List Directories of current directory*
  * *dynamic*
* **Files List** *\<unquoted string> -* The control or variable that saves the result of this action. The returned value will be a list of the found files.
* **Target** <*unquoted string*> - The control or variable that saves the number of files found in that search action.
* **Items Separator** <*string*> - The characters to define how the items separation is done (Example ""). This parameter is Coded.

{% hint style="info" %}
**Search String** is a search pattern inside the current directory. Specifying sub-directories in the **Search String** will have unknown results. For searching in a specific directory, first change the current directory using **FTPSetCurrentDir()**
{% endhint %}


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