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Save String Variable to File on FTP Server

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Save the contents of a string variable to a file on an FTP server.

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C
#include <C_CkFtp2.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    BOOL success;
    HCkFtp2 ftp;
    const char *fileContents;
    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_putHostname(ftp,"ftp.example.com");
    CkFtp2_putUsername(ftp,"login");
    CkFtp2_putPassword(ftp,"password");

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

    // Change to the remote directory where the existing file is located.
    success = CkFtp2_ChangeRemoteDir(ftp,"junk");
    if (success != TRUE) {
        printf("%s\n",CkFtp2_lastErrorText(ftp));
        CkFtp2_Dispose(ftp);
        return;
    }

    // Upload the contents of a string to a remote file.
    fileContents = "To be, or not to be: that is the question.";
    remoteFilename = "hamletQuote.txt";

    success = CkFtp2_PutFileFromTextData(ftp,remoteFilename,fileContents);
    if (success != TRUE) {
        printf("%s\n",CkFtp2_lastErrorText(ftp));
        CkFtp2_Dispose(ftp);
        return;
    }

    success = CkFtp2_Disconnect(ftp);

    printf("String Uploaded!\n");


    CkFtp2_Dispose(ftp);

    }