Delphi DLL

FTP Sync Download Tree w/ Must-Match Constraints

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Demonstrates how synchronize a directory tree in the download direction, but only for files matching a set of wildcard filenames.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v9.5.0.76 or greater.

Delphi DLL

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

...

procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
var
success: Boolean;
ftp: HCkFtp2;
mode: Integer;
st: HCkStringTable;
numFiles: Integer;
i: Integer;
remoteFilename: PWideChar;

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.something.com');
CkFtp2_putUsername(ftp,'my_login');
CkFtp2_putPassword(ftp,'my_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;

// Set the current remote directory to the root of
// the tree to be downloaded.
success := CkFtp2_ChangeRemoteDir(ftp,'/subDir1');
if (success <> True) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(CkFtp2__lastErrorText(ftp));
    Exit;
  end;

// Possible synchronization modes are:
// mode=0: Download all files
// mode=1: Download all files that do not exist on the local filesystem.
// mode=2: Download newer or non-existant files.
// mode=3: Download only newer files. If a file does not already exist on the local filesystem, it is not downloaded from the server..
// mode=5: Download only missing files or files with size differences.
// mode=6: Same as mode 5, but also download newer files.

// This example will download all files, but only those files having filenames
// that match *.gif and *.eml

// Imagine our remote directory tree has these files and directories:

// 	accentedLatin1.txt
// 	accentedUtf8.txt
// 	alice.key
// 	anter_cert.pem
// 	chiliPepper.gif
// 	helloWorld.pdf
// 	abc/chiliPepper.gif
// 	abc/ghk/
// 	data/chiliPepper.gif
// 	data/xyz/dkimHtmlBody.txt
// 	data/xyz/dkimVerifyTest.eml
// 	data/xyz/emailForCreateDsn.eml
// 	text/frenchUtf8.txt
// 	text/helloWorld.txt
// 	text/PolishEmailBody.txt
// 	text/something/

// Indicate that we only want to create auto-create local directories (if needed)
// for the files that are actually downloaded.  If SyncCreateAllLocalDirs remains
// True, then the corresponding local directory is created for each remote directory
// traversed regardless of whether files within are downloaded.
CkFtp2_putSyncCreateAllLocalDirs(ftp,False);

CkFtp2_putSyncMustMatch(ftp,'*.eml; *.gif');
mode := 0;
success := CkFtp2_SyncLocalTree(ftp,'c:/temp/subDir1',mode);
if (success <> True) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(CkFtp2__lastErrorText(ftp));
    Exit;
  end;

success := CkFtp2_Disconnect(ftp);

// Show the files downloaded.
st := CkStringTable_Create();
CkFtp2_GetSyncedFiles(ftp,st);

numFiles := CkStringTable_getCount(st);
i := 0;

while i < numFiles do
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(CkStringTable__stringAt(st,i));
    i := i + 1;
  end;

// Output showing the files downloaded:

// chiliPepper.gif
// abc/chiliPepper.gif
// data/chiliPepper.gif
// data/xyz/dkimVerifyTest.eml
// data/xyz/emailForCreateDsn.eml

CkFtp2_Dispose(ftp);
CkStringTable_Dispose(st);

end;