(C) Get FTP Directory Listing Information

C example showing how to get information about files and subdirectories in the current remote FTP directory.

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#include <C_CkFtp2.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    HCkFtp2 ftp;
    BOOL success;
    int i;
    int n;

    // 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;
    }

    // The ListPattern property is our directory listing filter.
    // The default value is "*", which includes everything.
    printf("%s\n",CkFtp2_listPattern(ftp));

    // To get file and sub-directory information, simply
    // loop from 0 to ftp.GetDirCount() - 1

    n = CkFtp2_GetDirCount(ftp);
    if (n < 0) {
        printf("%s\n",CkFtp2_lastErrorText(ftp));
        CkFtp2_Dispose(ftp);
        return;
    }

    if (n > 0) {
        for (i = 0; i <= n - 1; i++) {

            // Display the filename
            printf("%s\n",CkFtp2_getFilename(ftp,i));

            // Display the file size (in bytes)
            printf("%d\n",CkFtp2_GetSize(ftp,i));

            // Is this a sub-directory?
            if (CkFtp2_GetIsDirectory(ftp,i) == TRUE) {
                printf(".. this is a sub-directory\n");
            }

            printf("--\n");
        }

    }

    printf("-----------------------------------\n");

    // Only files and directories
    // matching the ListPattern are returned.
    CkFtp2_putListPattern(ftp,"*.asp");
    n = CkFtp2_GetDirCount(ftp);
    if (n < 0) {
        printf("%s\n",CkFtp2_lastErrorText(ftp));
        CkFtp2_Dispose(ftp);
        return;
    }

    if (n > 0) {
        for (i = 0; i <= n - 1; i++) {

            // Display the filename
            printf("%s\n",CkFtp2_getFilename(ftp,i));

            // Display the file size (in bytes)
            printf("%d\n",CkFtp2_GetSize(ftp,i));

            printf("--\n");
        }

    }

    success = CkFtp2_Disconnect(ftp);


    CkFtp2_Dispose(ftp);

    }