# Write to an FTP server

**URL:** <https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/write-to-an-ftp-server/6793>\
**Category:** Robot Controller\
**Tags:** ftp, write\
**Created:** [September 10, 2015, 8:17am UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/write-to-an-ftp-server/6793 "2015-09-10T08:17:23Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![svoldgaard](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/tech-community.robotics.abb.com/svoldgaard/32/3334_2.png) [@svoldgaard](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/u/svoldgaard)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2015, 8:17am UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/write-to-an-ftp-server/6793/1 "2015-09-10T08:17:23Z")

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Is it possible to write a file from the robot to a ftp server. And how?

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**Author:** ![soup](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/tech-community.robotics.abb.com/soup/32/1592_2.png) [@soup](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/u/soup)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2015, 12:58pm UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/write-to-an-ftp-server/6793/2 "2015-09-10T12:58:09Z")

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Yes – writing to a FTP server uses the same commands as writing locally – Open, Write, Close – but the FTP server location is first setup in the SIO config file (Configuration \> Communication in RobotStudio).

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**Author:** ![svoldgaard](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/tech-community.robotics.abb.com/svoldgaard/32/3334_2.png) [@svoldgaard](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/u/svoldgaard)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2015, 6:03pm UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/write-to-an-ftp-server/6793/3 "2015-09-10T18:03:33Z")

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Okay. found what I need basically, but something is still wrong. Can I use it in an virtual controller?

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**Author:** ![soup](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/tech-community.robotics.abb.com/soup/32/1592_2.png) [@soup](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/u/soup)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2015, 1:53pm UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/write-to-an-ftp-server/6793/4 "2015-09-18T13:53:58Z")

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I can’t get a known good FTP configuration to work on a virtual controller.