Lua

Download Directory Tree

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Download a directory tree from an FTP server, re-creating it on the local filesystem. Lua

local chilkat = require("chilkat")

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

local ftp = chilkat.Ftp2.new()

ftp.hostname = "ftp.example.com"
ftp.username = "test"
ftp.password = "test"

-- Connect and login to the FTP server.
local success = ftp:connect()
if not success then
    print(ftp.last_error_text)
    return
end

-- Set the current remote directory to the root of
-- the tree to be downloaded.
-- success = ftp.ChangeRemoteDir("/something");
-- if (success != cktrue) {
--     println ftp.LastErrorText;
--     return;
-- }

-- Download the entire tree, recreating it at c:/temp/something
success = ftp:download_tree("c:/temp/something2")
if not success then
    print(ftp.last_error_text)
    return
end

success = ftp:disconnect()