Visual FoxPro

Passive FTP Download

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Simple example to download a file from an FTP server using passive mode. Visual FoxPro

LOCAL lnSuccess
LOCAL loFtp
LOCAL lcLocalFilename
LOCAL lcRemoteFilename

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.example.com"
loFtp.Username = "login"
loFtp.Password = "password"

* Use passive mode:
loFtp.Passive = 1

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

* Change to the remote directory where the file is located.
* This step is only necessary if the file is not in the root directory
* for the FTP account.
lnSuccess = loFtp.ChangeRemoteDir("junk")
IF (lnSuccess <> 1) THEN
    ? loFtp.LastErrorText
    RELEASE loFtp
    CANCEL
ENDIF

* Download a file.
lcLocalFilename = "hamlet.xml"
lcRemoteFilename = "hamlet.xml"

lnSuccess = loFtp.GetFile(lcRemoteFilename,lcLocalFilename)
IF (lnSuccess <> 1) THEN
    ? loFtp.LastErrorText
    RELEASE loFtp
    CANCEL
ENDIF

lnSuccess = loFtp.Disconnect()

? "File Downloaded!"

RELEASE loFtp