(Android™) Get the Last-Modified Date/Time for one File by Name

Demonstrates how to get the last-modified date/time for a file on the FTP server by specifying the remote file path.

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// Important: Don't forget to include the call to System.loadLibrary
// as shown at the bottom of this code sample.
package com.test;

import android.app.Activity;
import com.chilkatsoft.*;

import android.widget.TextView;
import android.os.Bundle;

public class SimpleActivity extends Activity {

  private static final String TAG = "Chilkat";

  // Called when the activity is first created.
  @Override
  public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);

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

    CkFtp2 ftp = new CkFtp2();

    ftp.put_Hostname("ftp.example.com");
    ftp.put_Username("myLogin");
    ftp.put_Password("myPassword");
    // Use explicit TLS
    ftp.put_AuthTls(true);
    ftp.put_Port(21);

    // For debugging, turn on session logging so we can examine what is sent by the server.
    ftp.put_KeepSessionLog(true);

    // Connect and login to the FTP server.
    boolean success = ftp.Connect();
    if (success != true) {
        Log.i(TAG, ftp.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    ftp.ChangeRemoteDir("AAWorkarea");

    // Get the last-modified date/time information for the file "package.tgz"
    CkDateTime dt = ftp.GetLastModDtByName("package.tgz");
    if (ftp.get_LastMethodSuccess() == false) {
        Log.i(TAG, ftp.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    Log.i(TAG, dt.getAsTimestamp(false));

    // Show the session log so we can see the details of the date/time information sent by the server.
    // This tells us what information is available.  Some FTP servers provide better and more accurate information
    // than others.

    Log.i(TAG, "---- Session Log ----");
    Log.i(TAG, ftp.sessionLog());

    ftp.Disconnect();

  }

  static {
      System.loadLibrary("chilkat");

      // Note: If the incorrect library name is passed to System.loadLibrary,
      // then you will see the following error message at application startup:
      //"The application <your-application-name> has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again."
  }
}