--On 17 March 2011 18:10:53 +0530 lakshmi <lakshmi_at_dikshatech.com> wrote:

> I am trying to do FTP download using the curl API "CURLOPT_MAXFILESIZE"
> for a file which is of 400MB !

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> Curl API is:
> curl_easy_setopt(curlHandle_m, CURLOPT_MAXFILESIZE, 3L);
>
> The following error occurs and the file doesn't get downloaded: "63
> Maximum file size exceeded"

>From the man page:

> CURLOPT_MAXFILESIZE
>
> Pass a long as parameter. This allows you to specify the maximum size (in
> bytes) of a file to download. If the file requested is larger than this
> value, the transfer will not start and CURLE_FILESIZE_EXCEEDED will be
> returned.
>
> The file size is not always known prior to download, and for such files
> this option has no effect even if the file transfer ends up being larger
> than this given limit. This concerns both FTP and HTTP transfers.

You are setting the maximum file size to 3 bytes. Is that really what
you intended? 400MB > 3 bytes.

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Alex Bligh
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