(Go) Download Text File into String Variable

Download a text file directly into a string variable.

Chilkat Go Downloads Go Package for Windows, MacOS, Linux, Alpine Linux, Solaris

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

    ftp := chilkat.NewFtp2()

    ftp.SetHostname("ftp.someFtpServer.com")
    ftp.SetUsername("myFtpUserAccount")
    ftp.SetPassword("myFtpPassword")

    // Set other possible settings...
    // See http://www.cknotes.com/determining-ftp2-connection-settings/ 
    // for more information about FTP connection settings.
    ftp.SetPassive(true)
    ftp.SetAuthTls(true)

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

    // Change to the remote directory where the existing file is located.
    success = ftp.ChangeRemoteDir("junk")
    if success != true {
        fmt.Println(ftp.LastErrorText())
        ftp.DisposeFtp2()
        return
    }

    // Download the contents of the remote file into a string variable.

    // The GetRemoteFileTextData method assumes the remote file contains ANSI chars.
    // To download text files containing non-ANSI text, such as utf-8, call GetRemoteFileTextC
    // instead. (see below)
    fileContents := ftp.GetRemoteFileTextData("ansiText.txt")
    if ftp.LastMethodSuccess() != true {
        fmt.Println(ftp.LastErrorText())
        ftp.DisposeFtp2()
        return
    }
    else {
        fmt.Println(*fileContents)
    }

    // To download a remote text file containing utf-8 chars, 
    // call GetRemoteFileTextC and pass "utf-8" for the 2nd arg.  This tells
    // Chilkat to interpret the incoming bytes according to the utf-8 character encoding.

    fileContents = *ftp.GetRemoteFileTextC("utf8Text.txt","utf-8")
    if ftp.LastMethodSuccess() != true {
        fmt.Println(ftp.LastErrorText())
        ftp.DisposeFtp2()
        return
    }
    else {
        fmt.Println(*fileContents)
    }

    success = ftp.Disconnect()

    ftp.DisposeFtp2()