Ruby

Delete FTP Directory Tree

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Delete an entire directory tree on an FTP server. 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.yourftpserver.com")
ftp.put_Username("****")
ftp.put_Password("****")

# 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 the root of
# the tree to be deleted
success = ftp.ChangeRemoteDir("/something")
if (success != true)
    print ftp.lastErrorText() + "\n";
    exit
end

# Delete the entire tree.  All sub-directories and files are deleted.
success = ftp.DeleteTree()
if (success != true)
    print ftp.lastErrorText() + "\n";
    exit
end

# The /something directory still exists.  To delete it,
# we move up one directory level and then delete it.
success = ftp.ChangeRemoteDir("..")
if (success != true)
    print ftp.lastErrorText() + "\n";
    exit
end

success = ftp.RemoveRemoteDir("something")
if (success != true)
    print ftp.lastErrorText() + "\n";
    exit
end

success = ftp.Disconnect()