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Delete FTP Directory Tree

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Delete an entire directory tree on an FTP server. Go

    success := false

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

    ftp := chilkat.NewFtp2()

    ftp.SetHostname("ftp.yourftpserver.com")
    ftp.SetUsername("****")
    ftp.SetPassword("****")

    // Connect and login to the FTP server.
    success = ftp.Connect()
    if success != true {
        fmt.Println(ftp.LastErrorText())
        ftp.DisposeFtp2()
        return
    }

    // Set the current remote directory to the root of
    // the tree to be deleted
    success = ftp.ChangeRemoteDir("/something")
    if success != true {
        fmt.Println(ftp.LastErrorText())
        ftp.DisposeFtp2()
        return
    }

    // Delete the entire tree.  All sub-directories and files are deleted.
    success = ftp.DeleteTree()
    if success != true {
        fmt.Println(ftp.LastErrorText())
        ftp.DisposeFtp2()
        return
    }

    // The /something directory still exists.  To delete it,
    // we move up one directory level and then delete it.
    success = ftp.ChangeRemoteDir("..")
    if success != true {
        fmt.Println(ftp.LastErrorText())
        ftp.DisposeFtp2()
        return
    }

    success = ftp.RemoveRemoteDir("something")
    if success != true {
        fmt.Println(ftp.LastErrorText())
        ftp.DisposeFtp2()
        return
    }

    success = ftp.Disconnect()

    ftp.DisposeFtp2()