DataFlex

Get FTP Directory Listing Information

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_LANGUAGE_ example showing how to get information about files and subdirectories in the current remote FTP directory. DataFlex

Use ChilkatAx-win32.pkg

Procedure Test
    Boolean iSuccess
    Handle hoFtp
    Integer i
    Integer n
    String sTemp1
    Integer iTemp1
    Boolean bTemp1

    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.example.com"
    Set ComUsername Of hoFtp To "login"
    Set ComPassword Of hoFtp To "password"

    // 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

    // The ListPattern property is our directory listing filter.
    // The default value is "*", which includes everything.
    Get ComListPattern Of hoFtp To sTemp1
    Showln sTemp1

    // To get file and sub-directory information, simply
    // loop from 0 to ftp.GetDirCount() - 1

    Get ComGetDirCount Of hoFtp To n
    If (n < 0) Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoFtp To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End

    If (n > 0) Begin
        For i From 0 To (n - 1)

            // Display the filename
            Get ComGetFilename Of hoFtp i To sTemp1
            Showln sTemp1

            // Display the file size (in bytes)
            Get ComGetSize Of hoFtp i To iTemp1
            Showln iTemp1

            // Is this a sub-directory?
            Get ComGetIsDirectory Of hoFtp i To bTemp1
            If (bTemp1 = True) Begin
                Showln ".. this is a sub-directory"
            End

            Showln "--"
        Loop

    End

    Showln "-----------------------------------"

    // Only files and directories
    // matching the ListPattern are returned.
    Set ComListPattern Of hoFtp To "*.asp"
    Get ComGetDirCount Of hoFtp To n
    If (n < 0) Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoFtp To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End

    If (n > 0) Begin
        For i From 0 To (n - 1)

            // Display the filename
            Get ComGetFilename Of hoFtp i To sTemp1
            Showln sTemp1

            // Display the file size (in bytes)
            Get ComGetSize Of hoFtp i To iTemp1
            Showln iTemp1

            Showln "--"
        Loop

    End

    Get ComDisconnect Of hoFtp To iSuccess


End_Procedure