Delphi DLL

Get Number of FIles in Directory, not including sub-directories

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_LANGUAGE_ example demonstrating how to get the number of files in a directory not including sub-directories. Delphi DLL

uses
    Winapi.Windows, Winapi.Messages, System.SysUtils, System.Variants, System.Classes, Vcl.Graphics,
    Vcl.Controls, Vcl.Forms, Vcl.Dialogs, Vcl.StdCtrls, Ftp2;

...

procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
var
success: Boolean;
ftp: HCkFtp2;
i: Integer;
n: Integer;
fileCount: Integer;

begin
success := False;

// This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
// See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

ftp := CkFtp2_Create();

CkFtp2_putHostname(ftp,'ftp.example.com');
CkFtp2_putUsername(ftp,'login');
CkFtp2_putPassword(ftp,'password');

// Connect and login to the FTP server.
success := CkFtp2_Connect(ftp);
if (success <> True) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(CkFtp2__lastErrorText(ftp));
    Exit;
  end;

// The ListPattern property is our directory listing filter.
// The default value is "*", which includes everything.
Memo1.Lines.Add(CkFtp2__listPattern(ftp));

// Fetch the current remote directory contents by
// calling GetDirCount

n := CkFtp2_GetDirCount(ftp);
if (n < 0) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(CkFtp2__lastErrorText(ftp));
    Exit;
  end;
if (n > 0) then
  begin
    // Loop over the directory contents, incrementing the count
    // each time it is NOT a directory.
    fileCount := 0;
    for i := 0 to n - 1 do
      begin

        // Is this NOT a sub-directory?
        if (CkFtp2_GetIsDirectory(ftp,i) <> True) then
          begin
            fileCount := fileCount + 1;
            // Display the filename
            Memo1.Lines.Add(CkFtp2__getFilename(ftp,i));
          end;

      end;

    Memo1.Lines.Add('Total number of files = ' + IntToStr(fileCount));
  end;

success := CkFtp2_Disconnect(ftp);

CkFtp2_Dispose(ftp);

end;