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FTP Download with Progress Event Callbacks

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FTP download with progress event callbacks.

Chilkat C Downloads

C
#include <C_CkFtp2.h>

BOOL ftp_PercentDone(int percentDone)
    {
    printf("Percent Done: %d\n",percentDone);
    return FALSE;
    }

void ftp_ProgressInfo(const char *name, const char *value)
    {
    printf("%s: %s\n",name,value);
    }

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    BOOL success;
    HCkFtp2 ftp;
    BOOL (*fnftpPercentDone)(int percentDone) = ftp_PercentDone;
    void (*fnftpProgressInfo)(const char *name, const char *value) = ftp_ProgressInfo;
    const char *localFilename;
    const char *remoteFilename;

    success = FALSE;

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

    ftp = CkFtp2_Create();
    CkFtp2_setPercentDone(ftp, fnftpPercentDone);
    CkFtp2_setProgressInfo(ftp, fnftpProgressInfo);

    CkFtp2_putHostname(ftp,"ftp.someFtpServer.com");
    CkFtp2_putUsername(ftp,"myLogin");
    CkFtp2_putPassword(ftp,"myPassword");

    // Connect and login to the FTP server.
    success = CkFtp2_ConnectOnly(ftp);
    if (success != TRUE) {
        printf("%s\n",CkFtp2_lastErrorText(ftp));
        CkFtp2_Dispose(ftp);
        return;
    }

    success = CkFtp2_LoginAfterConnectOnly(ftp);
    if (success != TRUE) {
        printf("%s\n",CkFtp2_lastErrorText(ftp));
        CkFtp2_Dispose(ftp);
        return;
    }

    // Change to the remote directory where the file is located.
    // This step is only necessary if the file is not in the home directory
    // of the FTP account.
    success = CkFtp2_ChangeRemoteDir(ftp,"junk");
    if (success != TRUE) {
        printf("%s\n",CkFtp2_lastErrorText(ftp));
        CkFtp2_Dispose(ftp);
        return;
    }

    localFilename = "c:/temp/hamlet.xml";
    remoteFilename = "hamlet.xml";

    // Ensure that we get PercentDone callbacks.
    CkFtp2_putAutoGetSizeForProgress(ftp,TRUE);

    // Download the file.
    success = CkFtp2_GetFile(ftp,remoteFilename,localFilename);
    if (success != TRUE) {
        printf("%s\n",CkFtp2_lastErrorText(ftp));
        CkFtp2_Dispose(ftp);
        return;
    }

    success = CkFtp2_Disconnect(ftp);

    printf("File Downloaded!\n");


    CkFtp2_Dispose(ftp);

    }