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Delete Remote File

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Delete a remote file.

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Ruby
require 'chilkat'

success = false

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

ftp = Chilkat::CkFtp2.new()

ftp.put_Hostname("ftp.chilkatsoft.com")
ftp.put_Username("myLogin")
ftp.put_Password("myPassword")

# Connect and login to the FTP server.
success = ftp.Connect()
if (success != true)
    print ftp.lastErrorText() + "\n";
    exit
end

# Set the current remote directory to where the file
# is located:
success = ftp.ChangeRemoteDir("/testing")
if (success != true)
    print ftp.lastErrorText() + "\n";
    exit
end

success = ftp.DeleteRemoteFile("goodbye.txt")
if (success != true)
    print ftp.lastErrorText() + "\n";
    exit
end

success = ftp.Disconnect()