Dart

Save String Variable to File on FTP Server

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

import 'package:chilkat/chilkat.dart';

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

  final ftp = CkFtp2();

  ftp.hostname = 'ftp.example.com';
  ftp.username = 'login';
  ftp.password = 'password';

  // Connect and login to the FTP server.
  try {
    ftp.connect();
  } on ChilkatException catch (e) {
    print(e.lastErrorText);
    return;
  }

  // Change to the remote directory where the existing file is located.
  try {
    ftp.changeRemoteDir('junk');
  } on ChilkatException catch (e) {
    print(e.lastErrorText);
    return;
  }

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

  try {
    ftp.putFileFromTextData(remoteFilename, fileContents, 'utf-8');
  } on ChilkatException catch (e) {
    print(e.lastErrorText);
    return;
  }

  ftp.disconnect();

  print('String Uploaded!');
}