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Download Directory Tree

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Download a directory tree from an FTP server, re-creating it on the local filesystem.

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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.example.com");
    ftp.put_Username("test");
    ftp.put_Password("test");

    //  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 downloaded.
    //  success = ftp.ChangeRemoteDir("/something");
    //  if (success != cktrue) { 
    //  	println ftp.LastErrorText;
    //  	return;
    //  }

    //  Download the entire tree, recreating it at c:/temp/something
    success = ftp.DownloadTree("c:/temp/something2");
    if (success != true) {
        std::cout << ftp.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    success = ftp.Disconnect();
    }