Java

Download Multiple Files Matching Pattern

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The MGetFiles method can be called to download all files matching a wildcarded filename pattern. Chilkat2 Java

import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.ChilkatException;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.Ftp2;

public class ChilkatExample {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        // This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
        // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

        Ftp2 ftp = new Ftp2();

        ftp.setHostname("ftp.example.com");
        ftp.setUsername("myUsername");
        ftp.setPassword("myPassword");
        ftp.setPort(21);
        ftp.setAuthTls(true);

        // Connect and login to the FTP server.
        try {
            ftp.connect();

            // Change to the remote directory where the files are located.
            // This step is only necessary if the files are not in the root directory
            // of the FTP account.
            ftp.changeRemoteDir("qa");
        } catch (ChilkatException e) {
            System.out.println(e.getLastErrorText());
            return;
        }

        // Download all files with filenames matching "*.txt";
        // The files are downloaded into c:/temp/qa_output
        int numFilesDownloaded = ftp.mGetFiles("*.txt", "c:/temp/qa_output");
        if (numFilesDownloaded < 0) {
            System.out.println(ftp.getLastErrorText());
            return;
        }

        ftp.disconnect();

        System.out.println(numFilesDownloaded + " Files Downloaded!");
    }
}