(DataFlex) Download Multiple Files Matching Pattern

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The MGetFiles method can be called to download all files matching a wildcarded filename pattern.

Chilkat ActiveX Downloads ActiveX for 32-bit and 64-bit Windows

Use ChilkatAx-win32.pkg

Procedure Test
    Handle hoFtp
    Boolean iSuccess
    Integer iNumFilesDownloaded
    String sTemp1

    // 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 "myUsername"
    Set ComPassword Of hoFtp To "myPassword"
    Set ComPort Of hoFtp To 21
    Set ComAuthTls Of hoFtp To True

    // 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

    // Change to the remote directory where the files are located.
    // This step is only necessary if the files are not in the root directory
    // of the FTP account.
    Get ComChangeRemoteDir Of hoFtp "qa" To iSuccess
    If (iSuccess <> True) Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoFtp To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End

    // Download all files with filenames matching "*.txt"
    // The files are downloaded into c:/temp/qa_output
    Get ComMGetFiles Of hoFtp "*.txt" "c:/temp/qa_output" To iNumFilesDownloaded
    If (iNumFilesDownloaded < 0) Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoFtp To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End

    Get ComDisconnect Of hoFtp To iSuccess

    Showln iNumFilesDownloaded " Files Downloaded!"


End_Procedure