Chilkat2-Python

Synchronize Local Directory Tree

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Downloads files from the FTP server to a local directory tree. Synchronization modes include:

mode=0: Download all files
mode=1: Download all files that do not exist on the local filesystem.
mode=2: Download newer or non-existant files.
mode=3: Download only newer files. If a file does not already exist on the local filesystem, it is not downloaded from the server..
mode=5: Download only missing files or files with size differences.
mode=6: Same as mode 5, but also download newer files.
mode=99: Do not download files, but instead delete remote files that do not exist locally. Chilkat2-Python

import sys
import chilkat2

success = False

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

ftp = chilkat2.Ftp2()

ftp.Hostname = "ftp.example.com"
ftp.Username = "login"
ftp.Password = "password"

ftp.KeepSessionLog = True

# Connect and login to the FTP server.
success = ftp.Connect()
if (success != True):
    print(ftp.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

# Set the current remote directory to the root of
# the tree to be downloaded.
success = ftp.ChangeRemoteDir("/subDir1")
if (success != True):
    print(ftp.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

# Recursively download all non-existant and newer files.
mode = 2
success = ftp.SyncLocalTree("c:/temp/subDir1",mode)
if (success != True):
    print(ftp.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

success = ftp.Disconnect()

# Display the session log.  
print(ftp.SessionLog)