(Go) Get Last Modified Date/Time of Files in a Remote Directory

Gets the last-modified date/times of files in a remote FTP 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("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 != true {
        fmt.Println(ftp.LastErrorText())
        ftp.DisposeFtp2()
        return
    }

    // Iterate over .txt files.
    ftp.SetListPattern("*.txt")
    n := ftp.GetDirCount()
    fmt.Println("n = ", n)

    // dt is a CkDateTime
    i := 0
    for i < n {
        // Get the last-modified date/time as a CkDateTime object.
        dt := ftp.GetLastModDt(i)
        fmt.Println(i, ": ", *ftp.GetFilename(i), ", ", *dt.GetAsTimestamp(false))
        dt.DisposeCkDateTime()

        i = i + 1
    }

    // Show the session log so we can see the details of the FTP directory listing 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()