(C# UWP/WinRT) Save String Variable to File on FTP Server

Save the contents of a string variable to a file on an FTP server.

Chilkat Universal Windows Platform (UWP) / WinRT Downloads Chilkat for the Universal Windows Platform (UWP)

// This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
// See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

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

ftp.Hostname = "ftp.example.com";
ftp.Username = "login";
ftp.Password = "password";

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

// Change to the remote directory where the existing file is located.
success = await ftp.ChangeRemoteDirAsync("junk");
if (success != true) {
    Debug.WriteLine(ftp.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

// Upload the contents of a string to a remote file.
string fileContents = "To be, or not to be: that is the question.";
string remoteFilename = "hamletQuote.txt";

success = await ftp.PutFileFromTextDataAsync(remoteFilename,fileContents);
if (success != true) {
    Debug.WriteLine(ftp.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

success = await ftp.DisconnectAsync();

Debug.WriteLine("String Uploaded!");