C++

Download Multiple Files Matching Pattern

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The MGetFiles method can be called to download all files matching a wildcarded filename pattern. 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("myUsername");
    ftp.put_Password("myPassword");
    ftp.put_Port(21);
    ftp.put_AuthTls(true);

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

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

    // Download all files with filenames matching "*.txt"
    // The files are downloaded into c:/temp/qa_output
    int numFilesDownloaded = ftp.MGetFiles("*.txt","c:/temp/qa_output");
    if (numFilesDownloaded < 0) {
        std::cout << ftp.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    success = ftp.Disconnect();

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