(C++) Get FTP Directory Listing Information

C++ example showing how to get information about files and subdirectories in the current remote FTP directory.

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#include <CkFtp2.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    // 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("login");
    ftp.put_Password("password");

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

    // The ListPattern property is our directory listing filter.
    // The default value is "*", which includes everything.
    std::cout << ftp.listPattern() << "\r\n";

    // To get file and sub-directory information, simply
    // loop from 0 to ftp.GetDirCount() - 1
    int i;
    int n;
    n = ftp.GetDirCount();
    if (n < 0) {
        std::cout << ftp.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    if (n > 0) {
        for (i = 0; i <= n - 1; i++) {

            // Display the filename
            std::cout << ftp.getFilename(i) << "\r\n";

            // Display the file size (in bytes)
            std::cout << ftp.GetSize(i) << "\r\n";

            // Is this a sub-directory?
            if (ftp.GetIsDirectory(i) == true) {
                std::cout << ".. this is a sub-directory" << "\r\n";
            }

            std::cout << "--" << "\r\n";
        }

    }

    std::cout << "-----------------------------------" << "\r\n";

    // Only files and directories
    // matching the ListPattern are returned.
    ftp.put_ListPattern("*.asp");
    n = ftp.GetDirCount();
    if (n < 0) {
        std::cout << ftp.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    if (n > 0) {
        for (i = 0; i <= n - 1; i++) {

            // Display the filename
            std::cout << ftp.getFilename(i) << "\r\n";

            // Display the file size (in bytes)
            std::cout << ftp.GetSize(i) << "\r\n";

            std::cout << "--" << "\r\n";
        }

    }

    success = ftp.Disconnect();
    }