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Get FTP Directory Listing as XML

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Demonstrates how to call GetXmlDirListing and parse the results.

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C
#include <C_CkFtp2.h>
#include <C_CkXml.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    BOOL success;
    HCkFtp2 ftp;
    const char *xmlListing;
    HCkXml xml;
    int i;
    int numEntries;
    HCkXml xEntry;
    int sz;
    HCkXml xLastMod;
    int month;
    int year;
    int day;

    success = FALSE;

    // This example assumes Chilkat Ftp2 to have been previously unlocked.
    // See Unlock Ftp2 for sample code.

    ftp = CkFtp2_Create();

    CkFtp2_putHostname(ftp,"www.my-ftp-server.com");
    CkFtp2_putUsername(ftp,"mFtpLogin");
    CkFtp2_putPassword(ftp,"myFtpPassword");

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

    // Authenticate with the FTP server.
    success = CkFtp2_LoginAfterConnectOnly(ftp);
    if (success != TRUE) {
        printf("%s\n",CkFtp2_lastErrorText(ftp));
        CkFtp2_Dispose(ftp);
        return;
    }

    // Retrieve (in XML format) the HOME directory of this FTP account.
    xmlListing = CkFtp2_getXmlDirListing(ftp,"*.*");
    if (CkFtp2_getLastMethodSuccess(ftp) != TRUE) {
        printf("%s\n",CkFtp2_lastErrorText(ftp));
        CkFtp2_Dispose(ftp);
        return;
    }

    // Now load the XML and parse it..
    xml = CkXml_Create();
    CkXml_LoadXml(xml,xmlListing);
    printf("%s\n",CkXml_getXml(xml));

    // Iterate over the XML...
    i = 0;
    numEntries = CkXml_getNumChildren(xml);
    while (i < numEntries) {
        xEntry = CkXml_GetChild(xml,i);
        if (CkXml_TagEquals(xEntry,"dir") == TRUE) {
            printf("Directory: %s\n",CkXml_content(xEntry));
        }
        else {
            sz = CkXml_GetChildIntValue(xEntry,"size");
            printf("File: %s, size: %d\n",CkXml_getChildContent(xEntry,"name"),sz);
            xLastMod = CkXml_FindChild(xEntry,"lastModTime");
            if (CkXml_getLastMethodSuccess(xEntry) == TRUE) {
                month = CkXml_GetAttrValueInt(xLastMod,"m");
                year = CkXml_GetAttrValueInt(xLastMod,"y");
                day = CkXml_GetAttrValueInt(xLastMod,"d");
                printf("    YYYY-MM-DD: %d-%d-%d\n",year,month,day);
                CkXml_Dispose(xLastMod);
            }

        }

        CkXml_Dispose(xEntry);
        i = i + 1;
    }

    CkFtp2_Disconnect(ftp);

    printf("Success.\n");

    // Sample XML directory listing:
    // <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
    // <remoteDir>
    //     <dir>Desktop</dir>
    //     <dir>Documents</dir>
    //     <dir>Downloads</dir>
    //     <dir>Music</dir>
    //     <dir>Pictures</dir>
    //     <dir>Public</dir>
    //     <dir>Templates</dir>
    //     <dir>Videos</dir>
    //     <file>
    //         <name>c.py</name>
    //         <size>1244</size>
    //         <lastModTime full="20151009-000000" y="2015" d="9" m="10" hh="0" mm="0" ss="0" />
    //     </file>
    //     <file>
    //         <name>cacerts_linux</name>
    //         <size>177207</size>
    //         <lastModTime full="20140915-000000" y="2014" d="15" m="9" hh="0" mm="0" ss="0" />
    //     </file>
    //     <file>
    //         <name>empty.txt</name>
    //         <size>0</size>
    //         <lastModTime full="20150917-000000" y="2015" d="17" m="9" hh="0" mm="0" ss="0" />
    //     </file>
    //     <file>
    //         <name>hamlet.xml</name>
    //         <size>279658</size>
    //         <lastModTime full="20160917-084100" y="2016" d="17" m="9" hh="8" mm="41" ss="0" />
    //     </file>
    // </remoteDir>
    // 
    // 


    CkFtp2_Dispose(ftp);
    CkXml_Dispose(xml);

    }