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FTPS / Implicit SSL

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Demonstrates how to connect using implicit SSL on port 990. The FTP component connects using SSL on port 990, which is the de-facto standard FTP SSL port. Not all FTP servers support implicit SSL. An alternative is to use AUTH SSL (also called AUTH TLS). B4X

Dim success As Boolean = False

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

Dim ftp As ChilkatFtp2
ftp.Initialize("ftp")

'  If this example does not work, try using passive mode
'  by setting this to True.
ftp.Passive = False
ftp.Hostname = "ftp.something.com"
ftp.Username = "test"
ftp.Password = "test"
ftp.Port = 990

'  We don't want AUTH SSL:
ftp.AuthTls = False

'  We want Implicit SSL:
ftp.Ssl = True

'  Connect and login to the FTP server.
success = ftp.Connect
If success <> True Then
    Log(ftp.LastErrorText)
    Return
Else
    '  LastErrorText contains information even when
    '  successful. This allows you to visually verify
    '  that the secure connection actually occurred.
    Log(ftp.LastErrorText)
End If


Log("FTPS Channel Established!")

'  Do whatever you're doing to do ...
'  upload files, download files, etc...

success = ftp.Disconnect