DataFlex

Upload Directory Tree using a Plan

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Chilkat FTP provides two methods to make it easier to upload large directory trees to an FTP server. The CreatePlan/PutPlan methods can be used to upload and resume an upload if an external failure occurs while the upload is in progress. The CreatePlan method recursively descends the local filesystem directory tree and creates a "plan" of all the files and directories that will be uploaded by PutPlan. The PutPlan method accepts a "plan", and keeps a log file of its progress as it proceeds. If PutPlan fails, it can be called again with the same log file to resume the upload. DataFlex

Use ChilkatAx-win32.pkg

Procedure Test
    Boolean iSuccess
    Handle hoFtp
    String sPlan
    String sTemp1

    Move False To iSuccess

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

    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatFtp2)) To hoFtp
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoFtp))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoFtp
    End

    Set ComHostname Of hoFtp To "ftp.chilkatsoft.com"
    Set ComUsername Of hoFtp To "myLogin"
    Set ComPassword Of hoFtp To "myPassword"

    // Connect and login to the FTP server.
    Get ComConnect Of hoFtp To iSuccess
    If (iSuccess <> True) Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoFtp To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End

    // Set the current remote directory to the root where the
    // directory tree will be uploaded.
    Get ComChangeRemoteDir Of hoFtp "/something" To iSuccess
    If (iSuccess <> True) Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoFtp To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End

    // Create a plan for uploading the entire
    // directory tree rooted at c:/temp/something
    Get ComCreatePlan Of hoFtp "c:/temp/something" To sPlan

    Showln sPlan

    // The plan is essentially a CSV file.  Each line is an instruction to 
    // either create a new remote directory, change to a remote directory, or
    // upload a file.
    // The format of each of the three possible lines is:
    // 
    // To create a new directory, the command is "d"
    // d,<remote_file_path>
    // 
    // To change to a remote directory, the command is "c"
    // c,<remote_file_path>
    // 
    // To upload a file, the command is "p"
    // p,<local_file_path>,<remote_file_name>
    // 

    // Upload from the plan:
    Get ComPutPlan Of hoFtp sPlan "planLog.txt" To iSuccess
    If (iSuccess <> True) Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoFtp To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End

    // If PutPlan fails while in progress, it may be called again
    // to resume the upload.  Simply pass the same plan and plan log
    // to PutPlan.  PutPlan will skip over the files/directories 
    // already uploaded and resume where it left off.
    // 
    // The plan log file can be thought of as a record of what has
    // already been done. When resuming, the plan log file is appended
    // with the new uploads that occur, and if it does not complete,
    // the plan can be resumed yet again.

    Get ComDisconnect Of hoFtp To iSuccess


End_Procedure