Delphi ActiveX

FTP Set Remote File Date/Time Equal to Local File's Last-Modified Date/Time

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Demonstrates how to set a remote file's date/time to be equal to a local file's date/time.

Important: Not all FTP servers support the ability to set a file's date/time.

Delphi ActiveX

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

...

procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
var
success: Integer;
ftp: TChilkatFtp2;
fac: TCkFileAccess;
dt: TCkDateTime;
lastModTimestamp: WideString;

begin
success := 0;

// This example assumes Chilkat Ftp2 to have been previously unlocked.
// See Unlock Ftp2 for sample code.

ftp := TChilkatFtp2.Create(Self);

ftp.Hostname := 'www.authtls-ftps-server.com';
ftp.Username := 'FTP_LOGIN';
ftp.Password := 'FTP_PASSWORD';
ftp.AuthTls := 1;
ftp.Port := 21;

// Connect to the FTP server using explicit TLS (AUTH TLS).
success := ftp.ConnectOnly();
if (success = 0) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(ftp.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

// Authenticate.
success := ftp.LoginAfterConnectOnly();
if (success = 0) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(ftp.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

// We're going to get the last-mod date/time for the local file
// "qa_data/hamlet.xml", and then set the remote "hamlet.xml" to this date/time.
fac := TCkFileAccess.Create(Self);
dt := TCkDateTime.Create(Self);
lastModTimestamp := fac.GetFileTimeStr('qa_data/hamlet.xml',0);
dt.SetFromTimestamp(lastModTimestamp);

success := ftp.SetRemoteFileDt(dt.ControlInterface,'hamlet.xml');
if (success <> 1) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(ftp.LastErrorText);

    Exit;
  end;

ftp.Disconnect();

Memo1.Lines.Add('Success.');
end;