Node.js

Download Text File into String Variable

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Download a text file directly into a string variable. 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.someFtpServer.com";
    ftp.Username = "myFtpUserAccount";
    ftp.Password = "myFtpPassword";

    //  Set other possible settings...
    //  See http://www.cknotes.com/determining-ftp2-connection-settings/ 
    //  for more information about FTP connection settings.
    ftp.Passive = true;
    ftp.AuthTls = true;

    //  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 existing file is located.
    success = ftp.ChangeRemoteDir("junk");
    if (success !== true) {
        console.log(ftp.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    //  Download the contents of the remote file into a string variable.

    //  The GetRemoteFileTextData method assumes the remote file contains ANSI chars.
    //  To download text files containing non-ANSI text, such as utf-8, call GetRemoteFileTextC
    //  instead. (see below)
    var fileContents = ftp.GetRemoteFileTextData("ansiText.txt");
    if (ftp.LastMethodSuccess !== true) {
        console.log(ftp.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }
    else {
        console.log(fileContents);
    }

    //  To download a remote text file containing utf-8 chars, 
    //  call GetRemoteFileTextC and pass "utf-8" for the 2nd arg.  This tells
    //  Chilkat to interpret the incoming bytes according to the utf-8 character encoding.

    fileContents = ftp.GetRemoteFileTextC("utf8Text.txt","utf-8");
    if (ftp.LastMethodSuccess !== true) {
        console.log(ftp.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }
    else {
        console.log(fileContents);
    }

    success = ftp.Disconnect();

}

chilkatExample();