The FTP ODBC Driver is a powerful tool that allows you to connect with live data from FTP, directly from any applications that support ODBC connectivity. Access FTP data like you would a database - read, write, and update FTP Files, Directories, etc. through a standard ODBC Driver interface.
See what you can do with FTP ODBC Driver
Server
Connect to FTP from SQL Server as Linked-Server. You can query FTP from familiar Transact-SQL without need of setting up another application.
Integrate FTP to your system through popular ETL / EAI tools such as Informatica PowerCenter. Standard SQL and Stored Procedures enable fast delivery of your integration projects.
Connect FTP from any ODBC compatible tools:
Desktop
Your familiar tools can connect to FTP using CData ODBC.
- Microsoft Access
- Power Query
- DBeaver
- and more
FTP ODBC Connectivity Features
- Manage FTP Servers using SQL-92 queries, including support for adding, removing, and downloading files.
- Connect to live FTP Servers data, for real-time data access with the FTP Servers ADO.NET Provider
- Full support for data aggregation and complex JOINs in SQL queries
- Secure connectivity through modern cryptography, including TLS 1.2, SHA-256, ECC, etc.
- Seamless integration with leading BI, reporting, and ETL tools and with custom applications via the FTP Connector.
Target Service, API
The driver provides SQL interface to FTP/FTPS servers. File transfer protocol access.
Schema, Data Model
Models FTP directories and files as tables. File metadata exposed.
Key Objects
Files, Directories, and Metadata. FTP server file system access.
Operations
Read, write, delete operations on files. Directory navigation. Batch transfers.
Authentication
Username/password authentication. FTPS (FTP over SSL) supported.
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Robust ODBC access to FTP Servers
Full-featured and consistent SQL access to any supported data source through ODBC
Connect to FTP—empower every team
AI-assisted development with CData CLI
Build FTP integrations faster with AI that understands your schema
Schema-aware AI
CData CLI gives AI coding tools access to your FTP schema. No more guessing table names or column types—AI sees the same metadata in your ODBC Drivers.
Your AI Knows SQL
How to find table names, column names, and how to generate SQL syntax are things that AI knows well from millions of training data. No need for customization, no hallucinations. Your AI acts like a domain specialist to FTP.
More Accurate, More Token-Efficient
With CData CLI's queryable schema detection and highly efficient queries with filters, aggregation, joins with correct pushdown, your AI will achieve more accuracy with less token usage.
FAQs
Frequently asked FTP ODBC driver questions
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