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Save String Variable to File on FTP Server

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Save the contents of a string variable to a file on an FTP server.

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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";

    //  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;
    }

    //  Upload the contents of a string to a remote file.
    var fileContents = "To be, or not to be: that is the question.";
    var remoteFilename = "hamletQuote.txt";

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

    success = ftp.Disconnect();

    console.log("String Uploaded!");

}

chilkatExample();