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Go Requires Chilkat v11.0.0+

Get the Last-Modified Date/Time for one File by Name

Demonstrates how to get the last-modified date/time for a file on the FTP server by specifying the remote file path.

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    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.example.com")
    ftp.SetUsername("myLogin")
    ftp.SetPassword("myPassword")
    //  Use explicit TLS
    ftp.SetAuthTls(true)
    ftp.SetPort(21)

    //  For debugging, turn on session logging so we can examine what is sent by the server.
    ftp.SetKeepSessionLog(true)

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

    ftp.ChangeRemoteDir("AAWorkarea")

    //  Get the last-modified date/time information for the file "package.tgz"
    fmt.Println(*ftp.GetLastModifiedTimeByNameStr("package.tgz"))

    //  Show the session log so we can see the details of the date/time information sent by the server.
    //  This tells us what information is available.  Some FTP servers provide better and more accurate information
    //  than others.

    fmt.Println("---- Session Log ----")
    fmt.Println(ftp.SessionLog())

    ftp.Disconnect()

    ftp.DisposeFtp2()