DataFlex

Get Number of FIles in Directory, not including sub-directories

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_LANGUAGE_ example demonstrating how to get the number of files in a directory not including sub-directories. DataFlex

Use ChilkatAx-win32.pkg

Procedure Test
    Boolean iSuccess
    Handle hoFtp
    Integer i
    Integer n
    Integer iFileCount
    String sTemp1
    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

    // Fetch the current remote directory contents by
    // calling GetDirCount

    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
        // Loop over the directory contents, incrementing the count
        // each time it is NOT a directory.
        Move 0 To iFileCount
        For i From 0 To (n - 1)

            // Is this NOT a sub-directory?
            Get ComGetIsDirectory Of hoFtp i To bTemp1
            If (bTemp1 <> True) Begin
                Move (iFileCount + 1) To iFileCount
                // Display the filename
                Get ComGetFilename Of hoFtp i To sTemp1
                Showln sTemp1
            End

        Loop

        Showln "Total number of files = " iFileCount
    End

    Get ComDisconnect Of hoFtp To iSuccess


End_Procedure