C

FTP Set Remote File Date/Time Equal to Local File's Last-Modified Date/Time

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Demonstrates how to set a remote file's date/time to be equal to a local file's date/time.

Important: Not all FTP servers support the ability to set a file's date/time.

C

#include <C_CkFtp2.h>
#include <C_CkFileAccess.h>
#include <C_CkDateTime.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    BOOL success;
    HCkFtp2 ftp;
    HCkFileAccess fac;
    HCkDateTime dt;
    const char *lastModTimestamp;

    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.authtls-ftps-server.com");
    CkFtp2_putUsername(ftp,"FTP_LOGIN");
    CkFtp2_putPassword(ftp,"FTP_PASSWORD");
    CkFtp2_putAuthTls(ftp,TRUE);
    CkFtp2_putPort(ftp,21);

    // Connect to the FTP server using explicit TLS (AUTH TLS).
    success = CkFtp2_ConnectOnly(ftp);
    if (success == FALSE) {
        printf("%s\n",CkFtp2_lastErrorText(ftp));
        CkFtp2_Dispose(ftp);
        return;
    }

    // Authenticate.
    success = CkFtp2_LoginAfterConnectOnly(ftp);
    if (success == FALSE) {
        printf("%s\n",CkFtp2_lastErrorText(ftp));
        CkFtp2_Dispose(ftp);
        return;
    }

    // We're going to get the last-mod date/time for the local file
    // "qa_data/hamlet.xml", and then set the remote "hamlet.xml" to this date/time.
    fac = CkFileAccess_Create();
    dt = CkDateTime_Create();
    lastModTimestamp = CkFileAccess_getFileTimeStr(fac,"qa_data/hamlet.xml",0);
    CkDateTime_SetFromTimestamp(dt,lastModTimestamp);

    success = CkFtp2_SetRemoteFileDt(ftp,dt,"hamlet.xml");
    if (success != TRUE) {
        printf("%s\n",CkFtp2_lastErrorText(ftp));
        CkDateTime_Dispose(dt);
        CkFtp2_Dispose(ftp);
        CkFileAccess_Dispose(fac);
        CkDateTime_Dispose(dt);
        return;
    }

    CkFtp2_Disconnect(ftp);

    printf("Success.\n");


    CkFtp2_Dispose(ftp);
    CkFileAccess_Dispose(fac);
    CkDateTime_Dispose(dt);

    }