Node.js

FTP Iterate over Files in Directory Matching ListPattern

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Uses the ListPattern property to iterate over the files in a directory matching the pattern. Node.js

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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 = "my_login";
    ftp.Password = "my_password";
    ftp.Port = 21;
    ftp.AuthTls = true;

    success = ftp.Connect();
    if (success !== true) {
        console.log(ftp.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    //  Change to the "images" sub-directory located under our FTP account's home directory.
    success = ftp.ChangeRemoteDir("images");
    if (success !== true) {
        console.log(ftp.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    ftp.ListPattern = "*.png";

    //  Fetch the current remote directory contents by calling GetDirCount
    var n = ftp.GetDirCount();
    if (n < 0) {
        console.log(ftp.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    var i = 0;
    var filename;
    var sbLocalPath = new chilkat.StringBuilder();

    while (i < n) {
        filename = ftp.GetFilename(i);
        console.log(filename);

        //  Download this file.
        sbLocalPath.SetString("qa_output/");
        sbLocalPath.Append(filename);
        success = ftp.GetFile(filename,sbLocalPath.GetAsString());
        if (success !== true) {
            console.log(ftp.LastErrorText);
            return;
        }

        i = i+1;
    }


}

chilkatExample();