(C#) Get FTP Directory Listing as XML

Demonstrates how to call GetXmlDirListing and parse the results.

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

Chilkat.Ftp2 ftp = new Chilkat.Ftp2();

ftp.Hostname = "www.my-ftp-server.com";
ftp.Username = "mFtpLogin";
ftp.Password = "myFtpPassword";

// Connect to the FTP server.
bool success = ftp.ConnectOnly();
if (success != true) {
    Debug.WriteLine(ftp.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

// Authenticate with the FTP server.
success = ftp.LoginAfterConnectOnly();
if (success != true) {
    Debug.WriteLine(ftp.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

// Retrieve (in XML format) the HOME directory of this FTP account.
string xmlListing = ftp.GetXmlDirListing("*.*");
if (ftp.LastMethodSuccess != true) {
    Debug.WriteLine(ftp.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

// Now load the XML and parse it..
Chilkat.Xml xml = new Chilkat.Xml();
xml.LoadXml(xmlListing);
Debug.WriteLine(xml.GetXml());

// Iterate over the XML...
int i = 0;
int numEntries = xml.NumChildren;
while (i < numEntries) {
    Chilkat.Xml xEntry = xml.GetChild(i);
    if (xEntry.TagEquals("dir") == true) {
        Debug.WriteLine("Directory: " + xEntry.Content);
    }
    else {
        int sz = xEntry.GetChildIntValue("size");
        Debug.WriteLine("File: " + xEntry.GetChildContent("name") + ", size: " + Convert.ToString(sz));
        Chilkat.Xml xLastMod = xEntry.FindChild("lastModTime");
        if (xEntry.LastMethodSuccess == true) {
            int month = xLastMod.GetAttrValueInt("m");
            int year = xLastMod.GetAttrValueInt("y");
            int day = xLastMod.GetAttrValueInt("d");
            Debug.WriteLine("    YYYY-MM-DD: " + Convert.ToString(year) + "-" + Convert.ToString(month) + "-" + Convert.ToString(day));

        }

    }

    i = i + 1;
}

ftp.Disconnect();

Debug.WriteLine("Success.");

// 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>
// 
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