Visual Basic 6.0

Quote and SendCommand

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Demonstrate the Quote and SendCommand methods. Visual Basic 6.0

Dim success As Long
success = 0

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

Dim ftp As New ChilkatFtp2

ftp.Hostname = "ftp.example.com"
ftp.Username = "login"
ftp.Password = "password"

' Connect and login to the FTP server.
success = ftp.Connect()
If (success <> 1) Then
    Debug.Print ftp.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If

' Tell the FTP object to keep an in-memory session log
' so we can see the commands sent to the server,
' and the responses received back.
ftp.KeepSessionLog = 1

' Change the current remote directory via the Quote method:
success = ftp.Quote("CWD junk")
If (success <> 1) Then
    Debug.Print ftp.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If

' Move back up 
' In this case, ChangeRemoteDir sends "CWD .." to the FTP server.
success = ftp.ChangeRemoteDir("..")
If (success <> 1) Then
    Debug.Print ftp.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If

' Do the same via the SendCommand method where the
' raw FTP server response is returned:
Dim serverResponse As String
serverResponse = ftp.SendCommand("CWD junk")
If (ftp.LastMethodSuccess <> 1) Then
    Debug.Print ftp.LastErrorText
Else
    Debug.Print serverResponse
End If

success = ftp.Disconnect()

Debug.Print "Session Log:"
Debug.Print ftp.SessionLog