(MFC) Append to Existing File on FTP Server

Uploads a file to the FTP server. If the remote file (on the FTP server) does not already exist, it is created. Otherwise the uploaded file is appended to the remote file.

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See Also: Using MFC CString in Chilkat

#include <CkFtp2.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    CkString strOut;

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

    CkFtp2 ftp;

    ftp.put_Hostname("ftp.myftpserver.com");
    ftp.put_Username("myUsername");
    ftp.put_Password("myPassword");

    // Connect to the FTP server.
    bool success = ftp.ConnectOnly();
    if (success != true) {
        strOut.append(ftp.lastErrorText());
        strOut.append("\r\n");
        SetDlgItemText(IDC_EDIT1,strOut.getUnicode());
        return;
    }

    // Authenticate with the FTP server.
    success = ftp.LoginAfterConnectOnly();
    if (success != true) {
        strOut.append(ftp.lastErrorText());
        strOut.append("\r\n");
        SetDlgItemText(IDC_EDIT1,strOut.getUnicode());
        return;
    }

    const char *localFilePath = "/someDirectory/hamlet.xml";
    const char *remoteFilename = "hamlet.xml";

    // Upload to the FTP server, creating the file if it does not yet exist
    // on the FTP server, or appending to the remote file if it already exists.
    success = ftp.AppendFile(localFilePath,remoteFilename);
    if (success != true) {
        strOut.append(ftp.lastErrorText());
        strOut.append("\r\n");
        SetDlgItemText(IDC_EDIT1,strOut.getUnicode());
        return;
    }

    ftp.Disconnect();

    strOut.append("Success.");
    strOut.append("\r\n");


    SetDlgItemText(IDC_EDIT1,strOut.getUnicode());

    }