Open a url and view the files with it's timestamp

Question

Hi guys,
I need to create a flow service in SAP BC to connect to a server by it's url and display it's files with it's timestamps.
I have never done this b4, and usinf SAP BC makes it harder for me.. Mostly I need to know how to access the server and view the files with their timestamp.
Any guidance for me will be much appreciated.
Thank u.

Answer 1

Yes,
It's like this. I will connect to an FTP server. Then I need to view the files it the server or folder i specify with their respective timestamps.
I am using SAP BC and it's webMethods to create the JAVA flow service. I am only now familiarising myself with SAP BC.
Moreover I have never done a coding to access a server and list it's file. I can do it o view in a local directory using JFrame aand stuff... But SAP BC doesn't support those..
So If u can give me some guidelines to follow.. i would appreciate it.
Here's what i have come up with so far
public static final void ReadFileServer( IData pipeline ) throws ServiceException
//define input variables
     IDataCursor idcPipeline = pipeline.getCursor();
     String path = null;
     path = (String)idcPipeline.getValue();
     // Check if url is in the pipeline
     if (idcPipeline.first("path"))
          File dir = new File(path);
          String filesFound[]=dir.list();
          long [] age;
          age = new long[filesFound.length];
          for (int i = 0; i < filesFound.length; i++)
               age = new File(filesFound).lastModified();
          String temp = "";
          for (int i = 0; i < age.length - 1; i++)
               for(int k = i+1; k < age.length ; k++)
                    if (age > age [k])
                    temp = filesFound;
                    filesFound = filesFound[k];
                    filesFound[k] = temp;
          for (int i = 0; i < filesFound.length; i++)
          //get url out of the pipeline
          path = (String)idcPipeline.getValue();
          //insert the FILES into the pipeline
          idcPipeline.insertAfter("filesFound", filesFound);
          idcPipeline.insertAfter("age", age);
     //If it is not in the pipeline ERROR
     else
     age = "False";
     idcPipeline.insertAfter("path", path);
     //insert the successFlag into the pipeline
     idcPipeline.insertAfter("age", age);
     //Always destroy cursors that you created
     idcPipeline.destroy();
return;
}