Node.js

FTP Bandwidth Throttle for Downloads

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Demonstrates the Chilkat FTP2 download bandwidth throttling property : BandwidthThrottleDown. Node.js

NODEJS_PRELUDE

function chilkatExample() {

    var success = false;

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

    var ftp = new chilkat.Ftp2();

    ftp.Hostname = "ftp.example.com";
    ftp.Username = "login";
    ftp.Password = "password";

    //  To use FTP bandwidth throttling, set the BandwidthThrottleDown
    //  property to a maximum desired bytes/second:
    //  This example limits the download to 50K per second.
    ftp.BandwidthThrottleDown = 50000;

    //  The default data transfer mode is "Active" as opposed to "Passive".

    //  Connect and login to the FTP server.
    success = ftp.Connect();
    if (success !== true) {
        console.log(ftp.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    //  Change to the remote directory where the file is located.
    //  This step is only necessary if the file is not in the root directory
    //  for the FTP account.
    success = ftp.ChangeRemoteDir("junk");
    if (success !== true) {
        console.log(ftp.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    //  Download a file.
    var localFilename = "hamlet.xml";
    var remoteFilename = "hamlet.xml";

    success = ftp.GetFile(remoteFilename,localFilename);
    if (success !== true) {
        console.log(ftp.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    success = ftp.Disconnect();

    console.log("File Downloaded!");

}

chilkatExample();