C++

Delete FTP Directory Tree

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Delete an entire directory tree on an FTP server. C++

#include <CkFtp2.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    bool success = false;

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

    CkFtp2 ftp;

    ftp.put_Hostname("ftp.yourftpserver.com");
    ftp.put_Username("****");
    ftp.put_Password("****");

    // Connect and login to the FTP server.
    success = ftp.Connect();
    if (success != true) {
        std::cout << ftp.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    // Set the current remote directory to the root of
    // the tree to be deleted
    success = ftp.ChangeRemoteDir("/something");
    if (success != true) {
        std::cout << ftp.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    // Delete the entire tree.  All sub-directories and files are deleted.
    success = ftp.DeleteTree();
    if (success != true) {
        std::cout << ftp.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    // The /something directory still exists.  To delete it,
    // we move up one directory level and then delete it.
    success = ftp.ChangeRemoteDir("..");
    if (success != true) {
        std::cout << ftp.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    success = ftp.RemoveRemoteDir("something");
    if (success != true) {
        std::cout << ftp.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    success = ftp.Disconnect();
    }