Visual FoxPro

Delete FTP Directory Tree

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Delete an entire directory tree on an FTP server. Visual FoxPro

LOCAL lnSuccess
LOCAL loFtp

lnSuccess = 0

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

loFtp = CreateObject('Chilkat.Ftp2')

loFtp.Hostname = "ftp.yourftpserver.com"
loFtp.Username = "****"
loFtp.Password = "****"

* Connect and login to the FTP server.
lnSuccess = loFtp.Connect()
IF (lnSuccess <> 1) THEN
    ? loFtp.LastErrorText
    RELEASE loFtp
    CANCEL
ENDIF

* Set the current remote directory to the root of
* the tree to be deleted
lnSuccess = loFtp.ChangeRemoteDir("/something")
IF (lnSuccess <> 1) THEN
    ? loFtp.LastErrorText
    RELEASE loFtp
    CANCEL
ENDIF

* Delete the entire tree.  All sub-directories and files are deleted.
lnSuccess = loFtp.DeleteTree()
IF (lnSuccess <> 1) THEN
    ? loFtp.LastErrorText
    RELEASE loFtp
    CANCEL
ENDIF

* The /something directory still exists.  To delete it,
* we move up one directory level and then delete it.
lnSuccess = loFtp.ChangeRemoteDir("..")
IF (lnSuccess <> 1) THEN
    ? loFtp.LastErrorText
    RELEASE loFtp
    CANCEL
ENDIF

lnSuccess = loFtp.RemoveRemoteDir("something")
IF (lnSuccess <> 1) THEN
    ? loFtp.LastErrorText
    RELEASE loFtp
    CANCEL
ENDIF

lnSuccess = loFtp.Disconnect()

RELEASE loFtp