C++

Get FTP Directory Listing as XML

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Demonstrates how to call GetXmlDirListing and parse the results. C++

#include <CkFtp2.h>
#include <CkXml.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    bool success = false;

    // This example assumes Chilkat Ftp2 to have been previously unlocked.
    // See Unlock Ftp2 for sample code.

    CkFtp2 ftp;

    ftp.put_Hostname("www.my-ftp-server.com");
    ftp.put_Username("mFtpLogin");
    ftp.put_Password("myFtpPassword");

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

    // Authenticate with the FTP server.
    success = ftp.LoginAfterConnectOnly();
    if (success != true) {
        std::cout << ftp.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    // Retrieve (in XML format) the HOME directory of this FTP account.
    const char *xmlListing = ftp.getXmlDirListing("*.*");
    if (ftp.get_LastMethodSuccess() != true) {
        std::cout << ftp.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    // Now load the XML and parse it..
    CkXml xml;
    xml.LoadXml(xmlListing);
    std::cout << xml.getXml() << "\r\n";

    // Iterate over the XML...
    int i = 0;
    int numEntries = xml.get_NumChildren();
    while (i < numEntries) {
        CkXml *xEntry = xml.GetChild(i);
        if (xEntry->TagEquals("dir") == true) {
            std::cout << "Directory: " << xEntry->content() << "\r\n";
        }
        else {
            int sz = xEntry->GetChildIntValue("size");
            std::cout << "File: " << xEntry->getChildContent("name") << ", size: " << sz << "\r\n";
            CkXml *xLastMod = xEntry->FindChild("lastModTime");
            if (xEntry->get_LastMethodSuccess() == true) {
                int month = xLastMod->GetAttrValueInt("m");
                int year = xLastMod->GetAttrValueInt("y");
                int day = xLastMod->GetAttrValueInt("d");
                std::cout << "    YYYY-MM-DD: " << year << "-" << month << "-" << day << "\r\n";
                delete xLastMod;
            }

        }

        delete xEntry;
        i = i + 1;
    }

    ftp.Disconnect();

    std::cout << "Success." << "\r\n";

    // Sample XML directory listing:
    // <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
    // <remoteDir>
    //     <dir>Desktop</dir>
    //     <dir>Documents</dir>
    //     <dir>Downloads</dir>
    //     <dir>Music</dir>
    //     <dir>Pictures</dir>
    //     <dir>Public</dir>
    //     <dir>Templates</dir>
    //     <dir>Videos</dir>
    //     <file>
    //         <name>c.py</name>
    //         <size>1244</size>
    //         <lastModTime full="20151009-000000" y="2015" d="9" m="10" hh="0" mm="0" ss="0" />
    //     </file>
    //     <file>
    //         <name>cacerts_linux</name>
    //         <size>177207</size>
    //         <lastModTime full="20140915-000000" y="2014" d="15" m="9" hh="0" mm="0" ss="0" />
    //     </file>
    //     <file>
    //         <name>empty.txt</name>
    //         <size>0</size>
    //         <lastModTime full="20150917-000000" y="2015" d="17" m="9" hh="0" mm="0" ss="0" />
    //     </file>
    //     <file>
    //         <name>hamlet.xml</name>
    //         <size>279658</size>
    //         <lastModTime full="20160917-084100" y="2016" d="17" m="9" hh="8" mm="41" ss="0" />
    //     </file>
    // </remoteDir>
    // 
    // 
    }