[TC 11.01] FTP client - problems opening folders with space in front of the name

[alejandrodarz]

When you open a folder with a space in front of the folder name, it does not open.
Example:
Folder Name: "MyFiles/ Music"
Error: 550 Can't change directory to "MyFiles/Music".
The error is that it tries to open the folder named "Music" and that folder is not found, instead of opening " Music" with a space in front
If you remove the space if it open: "MyFiles/Music"

Moderator message from: petermad » 2023-09-20, 11:16 UTC

Changed the Topic title to be more descriptive

[petermad]

How do you try to open "MyFiles/ Music"? Do you go into "MyFiles" and thereafter into " Music" - or do you type: cd MyFiles/ Music in the command line?

Anyway both ways work for me - so it might be a server problem.

[ghisler(Author)]

It's probably a problem with the FTP server, because the server sends a plain text listing, and you can't distinguish between a name with a space at the start and the normal column alignment. If possible, try using MLSD, it sends the names in a machine-readable way.

[petermad]

I can confirm that if I diable MLSD, the space in front of the folder name is not shown in the file panel, and I can NOT enter the folder.

[alejandrodarz]

How do you try to open "MyFiles/ Music"? Do you go into "MyFiles" and thereafter into " Music" - or do you type: cd MyFiles/ Music in the command line?

Anyway both ways work for me - so it might be a server problem.

I go into "MyFiles" and thereafter into " Music"
if i type: cd MyFiles/ Music in the command line if it open

The server encodes in ASCII and does not support UTF-8, so it has no problems, it opens folders with spaces in front

MLSD is activated, if I deactivate it the space is not shown but you cannot access it either

[alejandrodarz]

It's probably a problem with the FTP server, because the server sends a plain text listing, and you can't distinguish between a name with a space at the start and the normal column alignment. If possible, try using MLSD, it sends the names in a machine-readable way.

The server does send the correct name, but when the Total Commander receives "MyFiles/ Music" it does not interpret the space in front of Music, apparently due to the ASCII encoding

If sent via command line:
cwd Music
I get the same error but if I send:
cwd " Music"
there it does open

[petermad]

2alejandrodarz

if i type: cd MyFiles/ Music in the command line if it open

This sentence doesn't make sense - do you get into the " MyFiles" folder when you type cd MyFiles/ Music in the command line?

[alejandrodarz]

2alejandrodarz

if i type: cd MyFiles/ Music in the command line if it open

This sentence doesn't make sense - do you get into the " MyFiles" folder when you type cd MyFiles/ Music in the command line?

In the command line when I type: cd MyFiles/ Music, open in the " Music" folder
But if you try to enter the " Music" folder normally without the command line, it does not open.

[alejandrodarz]

The error would be here:
NameFolder := " Music"
Total Commander sends:
CWD NameFolder
But you should send:
CWD '"' NameFolder '"'

[ghisler(Author)]

If your server doesn't support MLSD, you can define a custom template with Alt+Shift+Enter during a connection. Start e.g. with the Unix sample template and adjust it until it works with your server. This allows to define a server type with fixed space widths, so spaces at the start of the name can be detected.

[alejandrodarz]

If your server doesn't support MLSD, you can define a custom template with Alt+Shift+Enter during a connection. Start e.g. with the Unix sample template and adjust it until it works with your server. This allows to define a server type with fixed space widths, so spaces at the start of the name can be detected.

The server does support MLSD, but I also tried defining a custom template with Alt+Shift+Enter during a connection and it didn't work, I still have the same error. The problem is not when interpreting the space, the folder is shown with the space in front, it is when opening it that total commander sends the cwd + namefolder parameter, but it should send cwd '"' namefolder '"' to be able to open the folder with space in front.

[ghisler(Author)]

Please post the template you used.

[alejandrodarz]

Please post the template you used.

I have tried anyway and the folder with space in front does not open,
-"pppppppppp !S* TTT DD UUUUU $n*"
-"pppppppppp !S* TTT DD UUUUU n*"
-"pppppppppp !S* TTT DD UUUUU -n*"
-"pppppppppp !S* TTT DD UUUUU!n*"

[ghisler(Author)]

The standard Unix template works for me:

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pppppppppp                     !S* TTT DDDDDDDD n*

Your first one with $n will ignore the leading spaces.

[alejandrodarz]

The standard Unix template works for me:

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pppppppppp                     !S* TTT DDDDDDDD n*

Your first one with $n will ignore the leading spaces.

I will try it but I don't think that is the problem, I made a script with autohotkey that sends via command line: CWD ' " ' NameFolder ' " ' and it worked for me by putting " " to the CWD command