(Go) Directory Existence Check

How to test if a directory exists on an FTP server.

A good way to check to see if a directory already exists is to try to "cd" to that remote directory by calling ChangeRemoteDir. If it succeeds, then the directory exists. If not, then it does not exist. An alternative method is to set the ListPattern = "*" and then iterate over the files/directories, looking for the directory.

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

    ftp := chilkat.NewFtp2()

    ftp.SetHostname("ftp.example.com")
    ftp.SetUsername("login")
    ftp.SetPassword("password")

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

    // Does the "temp" directory exist?
    var dirExists bool
    dirExists = ftp.ChangeRemoteDir("/temp")
    if dirExists == true {
        fmt.Println("Yes, the temp directory exists.")
        //  Yes, it exists. Restore the current remote dir:
        success = ftp.ChangeRemoteDir("..")
        if success != true {
            fmt.Println(ftp.LastErrorText())
            ftp.DisposeFtp2()
            return
        }

    }

    // Alternatively, you may set the ListPattern = "*" and 
    //  look for the directory:
    ftp.SetListPattern("*")

    var i int
    var n int
    n = ftp.GetDirCount()
    if n < 0 {
        // Failed to get directory listing based on ListPattern
        fmt.Println(ftp.LastErrorText())
        ftp.DisposeFtp2()
        return
    }

    if n > 0 {
        for i = 0; i <= n - 1; i++ {
            var isDir bool
            isDir = ftp.GetIsDirectory(i)
            if isDir == true {
                var fname *string = new(string)
                fname = ftp.GetFilename(i)
                if *fname == "temp" {
                    fmt.Println("Found temp directory!")
                    success = ftp.Disconnect()
                    ftp.DisposeFtp2()
                    return
                }

            }

        }

    }

    success = ftp.Disconnect()

    ftp.DisposeFtp2()