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Download Directory Tree

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Download a directory tree from an FTP server, re-creating it on the local filesystem.

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C
#include <C_CkFtp2.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    BOOL success;
    HCkFtp2 ftp;

    success = FALSE;

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

    ftp = CkFtp2_Create();

    CkFtp2_putHostname(ftp,"ftp.example.com");
    CkFtp2_putUsername(ftp,"test");
    CkFtp2_putPassword(ftp,"test");

    //  Connect and login to the FTP server.
    success = CkFtp2_Connect(ftp);
    if (success != TRUE) {
        printf("%s\n",CkFtp2_lastErrorText(ftp));
        CkFtp2_Dispose(ftp);
        return;
    }

    //  Set the current remote directory to the root of
    //  the tree to be downloaded.
    //  success = ftp.ChangeRemoteDir("/something");
    //  if (success != cktrue) { 
    //  	println ftp.LastErrorText;
    //  	return;
    //  }

    //  Download the entire tree, recreating it at c:/temp/something
    success = CkFtp2_DownloadTree(ftp,"c:/temp/something2");
    if (success != TRUE) {
        printf("%s\n",CkFtp2_lastErrorText(ftp));
        CkFtp2_Dispose(ftp);
        return;
    }

    success = CkFtp2_Disconnect(ftp);


    CkFtp2_Dispose(ftp);

    }