Directory Opus FTP and root folder?

I have access to an FTP server (secure ftp) where the root directory is "Developer:". I can connect to the server with Directory Opus ftp, but I can't get it to list the root directory. I have attached a file that shows what Directory Opus shows when connected and then what SecureFX (Vandyke Software) shows.

I have "Developer:" set as the initial folder in the FTP address book entry for this server. I have also tried Developer:/ and /Developer:/ (I know it was a long shot and it didn't work).

I don't know anything about the type of FTP server to which I am connecting and the odds of finding out anything are slim. I don't know if I have Directory Opus FTP configured wrong or if it is something in the Directory Opus FTP.

I am running the latest released version of 9 (9.1.0.0.2893.x86). Thanks for any help you can provide.


I'm no expert on SFTP but it seems odd for a folder to have a : character in it. I don't know if it's allowed with SFTP or not but it's definitely unusual.

Have you tried going to /Developer without the : at the end?

I talked to the administrator of the system to which I am connecting. I am connecting using SSH on Port 22. The software on the server is VShell from Vandyke Software.

Have you tried going to /Developer without the : at the end?

I have tried to /Developer (and / and Developer/). None of them made any difference.

Thanks,
Rick.

Strange that even / doesn't work.

Could you go to Tools -> Output Window and see what's in the FTP tab?

It might also be worth seeing what another SFTP client like WinSCP does with the same path and server. (Since both the client and server in your example are by the same company.)

If there is some way that GPSoftware can have access to the server, or a similar one with a path featuring a :, then that would probably help them to solve the problem if it is on Opus's end.

Don't forget to contact GPSoftware if you haven't already. These are primarily user-to-user forums.

I'm unable to create root-level directories on my own SSH account but, for what it's worth, Opus does not seem to have any problems with paths like this with the server I'm using at least:

/home/ld/test:dir/testdir3:

So it might not be the colon that's confusing things, unless it only confuses things when it's at the root level.