Ruby

Download Directory Tree Listing as XML

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Downloads a complete remote directory tree listing in XML format. The directory tree in XML format looks like this:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>

<dirTree>
    <file>bookstore.xml</file>
    <file>hamlet.xml</file>
    <file>hamlet.zip</file>
    <file>japanese.xml</file>
    <file>New Text Document (2).txt</file>
    <file>New Text Document.txt</file>
    <file>nutrition.xml</file>
    <file>pigs.xml</file>
    <file>plants.xml</file>
    <dir name="subdir1">
        <file>box.ico</file>
        <file>Setup.exe</file>
        <dir name="a">
            <file>dude.gif</file>
            <file>HelloWorld123.txt</file>
        </dir>
    </dir>
    <dir name="subdir2">
        <file>scream.jpg</file>
    </dir>
</dirTree>

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.something.com")
ftp.put_Username("test")
ftp.put_Password("test")

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

# Recursively download the listings for the complete
# remote directory tree at the current remote dir.
# In this case, we haven't called ChangeRemoteDir,
# so the current remote dir is the root directory of the
# FTP account.

strXml = ftp.dirTreeXml()

print strXml + "\n";

success = ftp.Disconnect()