(Delphi ActiveX) Get the Last-Modified Date/Time for one File by Name

Demonstrates how to get the last-modified date/time for a file on the FTP server by specifying the remote file path.

Chilkat for Delphi Downloads Chilkat ActiveX DLL for Delphi Chilkat non-ActiveX DLL for Delphi * The examples here use the ActiveX DLL.

uses
    Winapi.Windows, Winapi.Messages, System.SysUtils, System.Variants, System.Classes, Vcl.Graphics,
    Vcl.Controls, Vcl.Forms, Vcl.Dialogs, Vcl.StdCtrls, Chilkat_TLB;

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procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
var
ftp: TChilkatFtp2;
success: Integer;
dt: ICkDateTime;

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

ftp := TChilkatFtp2.Create(Self);

ftp.Hostname := 'ftp.example.com';
ftp.Username := 'myLogin';
ftp.Password := 'myPassword';
// Use explicit TLS
ftp.AuthTls := 1;
ftp.Port := 21;

// For debugging, turn on session logging so we can examine what is sent by the server.
ftp.KeepSessionLog := 1;

// Connect and login to the FTP server.
success := ftp.Connect();
if (success <> 1) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(ftp.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

ftp.ChangeRemoteDir('AAWorkarea');

// Get the last-modified date/time information for the file "package.tgz"
dt := ftp.GetLastModDtByName('package.tgz');
if (ftp.LastMethodSuccess = 0) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(ftp.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

Memo1.Lines.Add(dt.GetAsTimestamp(0));

// Show the session log so we can see the details of the date/time information sent by the server.
// This tells us what information is available.  Some FTP servers provide better and more accurate information
// than others.

Memo1.Lines.Add('---- Session Log ----');
Memo1.Lines.Add(ftp.SessionLog);

ftp.Disconnect();
end;