### Eclipse Workspace Patch 1.0
#P org.eclipse.rse.services.files.ftp
Index: src/org/eclipse/rse/internal/services/files/ftp/FTPHostFile.java
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RCS file: /cvsroot/dsdp/org.eclipse.tm.rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.services.files.ftp/src/org/eclipse/rse/internal/services/files/ftp/FTPHostFile.java,v
retrieving revision 1.3
diff -u -r1.3 FTPHostFile.java
--- src/org/eclipse/rse/internal/services/files/ftp/FTPHostFile.java	25 Apr 2007 12:57:28 -0000	1.3
+++ src/org/eclipse/rse/internal/services/files/ftp/FTPHostFile.java	26 Jul 2007 11:43:48 -0000
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 	private String _name;
 	private String _parentPath;
 	private boolean _isDirectory;
+	private boolean _isLink;
 	private boolean _isArchive;
 	private long _lastModified;
 	private long _size;
@@ -65,6 +66,7 @@
 		_name = ftpFile.getName();
 		
 		_isDirectory = ftpFile.isDirectory();
+		_isLink = ftpFile.isSymbolicLink();
 		_lastModified = ftpFile.getTimestamp().getTimeInMillis();
 		_size = ftpFile.getSize();
 		_isArchive = internalIsArchive();
@@ -92,6 +94,11 @@
 		return !(_isDirectory || _isRoot);
 	}
 	
+	public boolean isSymbolicLink()
+	{
+		return _isLink;
+	}
+	
 	public String getName()
 	{
 		return _name;
@@ -234,4 +241,9 @@
 		&& !ArchiveHandlerManager.isVirtual(getAbsolutePath());
 	}
 	
+	public void setIsDirectory(boolean isDirectory)
+	{
+		_isDirectory = isDirectory;
+	}
+	
 }
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Index: src/org/eclipse/rse/internal/services/files/ftp/FTPService.java
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RCS file: /cvsroot/dsdp/org.eclipse.tm.rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.services.files.ftp/src/org/eclipse/rse/internal/services/files/ftp/FTPService.java,v
retrieving revision 1.26
diff -u -r1.26 FTPService.java
--- src/org/eclipse/rse/internal/services/files/ftp/FTPService.java	25 Jul 2007 17:44:51 -0000	1.26
+++ src/org/eclipse/rse/internal/services/files/ftp/FTPService.java	26 Jul 2007 11:43:48 -0000
@@ -509,6 +509,22 @@
 					_ftpLoggingOutputStream.write(rawListLine.getBytes());
 					
 					FTPHostFile f = new FTPHostFile(parentPath, _ftpFiles[i]);
+					
+					if(f.isSymbolicLink())
+					{
+						//attempt to access the destination folder, if success then it's a folder
+						//otherwise leave it as a file (default), the operation is not shown in the console
+						_ftpClient.registerSpyStream(null);
+						if(_ftpClient.changeWorkingDirectory(f.getAbsolutePath()))
+						{
+							//success, revert working directory  
+							_ftpClient.changeWorkingDirectory(parentPath);
+							//modify FTPHostFile to be shown as a folder
+							f.setIsDirectory(true);
+						}
+						_ftpClient.registerSpyStream(_ftpLoggingOutputStream);
+					}
+					
 					if (isRightType(fileType,f)) {
 						String name = f.getName();
 						if (name.equals(".") || name.equals("..")) { //$NON-NLS-1$ //$NON-NLS-2$