(MFC) Passive FTP Upload

Simple example to upload a file to an FTP server using passive mode.

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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.example.com");
    ftp.put_Username("login");
    ftp.put_Password("password");

    // Use Passive mode.
    ftp.put_Passive(true);

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

    // Change to the remote directory where the file will be uploaded.
    success = ftp.ChangeRemoteDir("junk");
    if (success != true) {
        strOut.append(ftp.lastErrorText());
        strOut.append("\r\n");
        SetDlgItemText(IDC_EDIT1,strOut.getUnicode());
        return;
    }

    // Upload a file.
    const char *localFilename = "hamlet.xml";
    const char *remoteFilename = "hamlet.xml";

    success = ftp.PutFile(localFilename,remoteFilename);
    if (success != true) {
        strOut.append(ftp.lastErrorText());
        strOut.append("\r\n");
        SetDlgItemText(IDC_EDIT1,strOut.getUnicode());
        return;
    }

    success = ftp.Disconnect();

    strOut.append("File Uploaded!");
    strOut.append("\r\n");


    SetDlgItemText(IDC_EDIT1,strOut.getUnicode());

    }