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FTP Download with Progress Event Callbacks

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FTP download with progress event callbacks.

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C++
#include <CkFtp2.h>

#include <CkFtp2Progress.h>

class ftpProgress : public CkFtp2Progress {

  public:
  ftpProgress() { }
  virtual ~ftpProgress() { }

  void PercentDone(int percentDone, bool *abort) {
    std::cout << "Percent Done: " << percentDone << "\r\n";
  }

  void ProgressInfo(const char *name, const char *value) {
    std::cout << name << ": " << value << "\r\n";
  }

};

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;
    ftpProgress ftp_progress;
    ftp.put_EventCallbackObject(&ftp_progress);

    ftp.put_Hostname("ftp.someFtpServer.com");
    ftp.put_Username("myLogin");
    ftp.put_Password("myPassword");

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

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

    // Change to the remote directory where the file is located.
    // This step is only necessary if the file is not in the home directory
    // of the FTP account.
    success = ftp.ChangeRemoteDir("junk");
    if (success != true) {
        std::cout << ftp.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    const char *localFilename = "c:/temp/hamlet.xml";
    const char *remoteFilename = "hamlet.xml";

    // Ensure that we get PercentDone callbacks.
    ftp.put_AutoGetSizeForProgress(true);

    // Download the file.
    success = ftp.GetFile(remoteFilename,localFilename);
    if (success != true) {
        std::cout << ftp.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    success = ftp.Disconnect();

    std::cout << "File Downloaded!" << "\r\n";
    }