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Get FTP Directory Listing as XML

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Demonstrates how to call GetXmlDirListing and parse the results. Go

    success := false

    // This example assumes Chilkat Ftp2 to have been previously unlocked.
    // See Unlock Ftp2 for sample code.

    ftp := chilkat.NewFtp2()

    ftp.SetHostname("www.my-ftp-server.com")
    ftp.SetUsername("mFtpLogin")
    ftp.SetPassword("myFtpPassword")

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

    // Authenticate with the FTP server.
    success = ftp.LoginAfterConnectOnly()
    if success != true {
        fmt.Println(ftp.LastErrorText())
        ftp.DisposeFtp2()
        return
    }

    // Retrieve (in XML format) the HOME directory of this FTP account.
    xmlListing := ftp.GetXmlDirListing("*.*")
    if ftp.LastMethodSuccess() != true {
        fmt.Println(ftp.LastErrorText())
        ftp.DisposeFtp2()
        return
    }

    // Now load the XML and parse it..
    xml := chilkat.NewXml()
    xml.LoadXml(*xmlListing)
    fmt.Println(*xml.GetXml())

    // Iterate over the XML...
    i := 0
    numEntries := xml.NumChildren()
    for i < numEntries {
        xEntry := xml.GetChild(i)
        if xEntry.TagEquals("dir") == true {
            fmt.Println("Directory: ", xEntry.Content())
        } else {
            sz := xEntry.GetChildIntValue("size")
            fmt.Println("File: ", *xEntry.GetChildContent("name"), ", size: ", sz)
            xLastMod := xEntry.FindChild("lastModTime")
            if xEntry.LastMethodSuccess() == true {
                month := xLastMod.GetAttrValueInt("m")
                year := xLastMod.GetAttrValueInt("y")
                day := xLastMod.GetAttrValueInt("d")
                fmt.Println("    YYYY-MM-DD: ", year, "-", month, "-", day)
                xLastMod.DisposeXml()
            }

        }

        xEntry.DisposeXml()
        i = i + 1
    }

    ftp.Disconnect()

    fmt.Println("Success.")

    // Sample XML directory listing:
    // <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
    // <remoteDir>
    //     <dir>Desktop</dir>
    //     <dir>Documents</dir>
    //     <dir>Downloads</dir>
    //     <dir>Music</dir>
    //     <dir>Pictures</dir>
    //     <dir>Public</dir>
    //     <dir>Templates</dir>
    //     <dir>Videos</dir>
    //     <file>
    //         <name>c.py</name>
    //         <size>1244</size>
    //         <lastModTime full="20151009-000000" y="2015" d="9" m="10" hh="0" mm="0" ss="0" />
    //     </file>
    //     <file>
    //         <name>cacerts_linux</name>
    //         <size>177207</size>
    //         <lastModTime full="20140915-000000" y="2014" d="15" m="9" hh="0" mm="0" ss="0" />
    //     </file>
    //     <file>
    //         <name>empty.txt</name>
    //         <size>0</size>
    //         <lastModTime full="20150917-000000" y="2015" d="17" m="9" hh="0" mm="0" ss="0" />
    //     </file>
    //     <file>
    //         <name>hamlet.xml</name>
    //         <size>279658</size>
    //         <lastModTime full="20160917-084100" y="2016" d="17" m="9" hh="8" mm="41" ss="0" />
    //     </file>
    // </remoteDir>
    // 
    // 

    ftp.DisposeFtp2()
    xml.DisposeXml()