diff --git a/xvaga/xvaga.cpp b/xvaga/xvaga.cpp
index 6b0be5467..e289a3a19 100755
--- a/xvaga/xvaga.cpp
+++ b/xvaga/xvaga.cpp
@@ -1905,9 +1905,19 @@ BOOLEAN xvt_fsys_set_dir(const DIRECTORY *dirp)
 BOOLEAN xvt_fsys_fcopy(const char* orig, const char* dest)
 { 
 	wxURL orig_url(orig);
-	wxURL dest_url(dest);
 	wxInputStream * input = orig_url.GetInputStream();
-	wxOutputStream * output = NULL;
+
+  if (input == NULL && orig_url.GetScheme() == "ftp")
+  {
+    wxFTP& ftp = (wxFTP&)orig_url.GetProtocol();
+    ftp.SetPassive(false);
+    input = orig_url.GetInputStream();
+    if (input == NULL)
+      return FALSE;
+  }
+	
+	wxURL dest_url(dest);
+  wxOutputStream* output = NULL;
 	wxString scheme = dest_url.GetScheme();
 
 	if (input == NULL)
@@ -1922,7 +1932,6 @@ BOOLEAN xvt_fsys_fcopy(const char* orig, const char* dest)
 		const wxString  fnDir = fnPath.GetPath(wxPATH_GET_VOLUME, wxPATH_UNIX);
 		const wxString  fnName = fnPath.GetFullName();
 
-
     if (!strUser.IsEmpty())
     {
       ftp.SetUser(strUser);
@@ -1967,7 +1976,7 @@ BOOLEAN xvt_fsys_fcopy(const char* orig, const char* dest)
 		else
 			output = new wxFileOutputStream(dest);
 
-	bool ok = false;
+	BOOLEAN ok = FALSE;
 	if (input != NULL && output != NULL)
 	{
 		input->Read(*output);