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

uses
    Winapi.Windows, Winapi.Messages, System.SysUtils, System.Variants, System.Classes, Vcl.Graphics,
    Vcl.Controls, Vcl.Forms, Vcl.Dialogs, Vcl.StdCtrls, Ftp2;

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procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
var
ftp: HCkFtp2;
success: Boolean;
numFilesDownloaded: Integer;

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

ftp := CkFtp2_Create();

CkFtp2_putHostname(ftp,'ftp.example.com');
CkFtp2_putUsername(ftp,'myUsername');
CkFtp2_putPassword(ftp,'myPassword');
CkFtp2_putPort(ftp,21);
CkFtp2_putAuthTls(ftp,True);

// Connect and login to the FTP server.
success := CkFtp2_Connect(ftp);
if (success <> True) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(CkFtp2__lastErrorText(ftp));
    Exit;
  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.
success := CkFtp2_ChangeRemoteDir(ftp,'qa');
if (success <> True) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(CkFtp2__lastErrorText(ftp));
    Exit;
  end;

// Download all files with filenames matching "*.txt"
// The files are downloaded into c:/temp/qa_output
numFilesDownloaded := CkFtp2_MGetFiles(ftp,'*.txt','c:/temp/qa_output');
if (numFilesDownloaded < 0) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(CkFtp2__lastErrorText(ftp));
    Exit;
  end;

success := CkFtp2_Disconnect(ftp);

Memo1.Lines.Add(IntToStr(numFilesDownloaded) + ' Files Downloaded!');

CkFtp2_Dispose(ftp);

end;