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Get FTP Directory Listing Information

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_LANGUAGE_ example showing how to get information about files and subdirectories in the current remote FTP directory. Go

    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("login")
    ftp.SetPassword("password")

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

    // The ListPattern property is our directory listing filter.
    // The default value is "*", which includes everything.
    fmt.Println(ftp.ListPattern())

    // To get file and sub-directory information, simply
    // loop from 0 to ftp.GetDirCount() - 1
    var i int
    var n int
    n = ftp.GetDirCount()
    if n < 0 {
        fmt.Println(ftp.LastErrorText())
        ftp.DisposeFtp2()
        return
    }

    if n > 0 {
        for i = 0; i <= n - 1; i++ {

            // Display the filename
            fmt.Println(*ftp.GetFilename(i))

            // Display the file size (in bytes)
            fmt.Println(ftp.GetSize(i))

            // Is this a sub-directory?
            if ftp.GetIsDirectory(i) == true {
                fmt.Println(".. this is a sub-directory")
            }

            fmt.Println("--")
        }

    }

    fmt.Println("-----------------------------------")

    // Only files and directories
    // matching the ListPattern are returned.
    ftp.SetListPattern("*.asp")
    n = ftp.GetDirCount()
    if n < 0 {
        fmt.Println(ftp.LastErrorText())
        ftp.DisposeFtp2()
        return
    }

    if n > 0 {
        for i = 0; i <= n - 1; i++ {

            // Display the filename
            fmt.Println(*ftp.GetFilename(i))

            // Display the file size (in bytes)
            fmt.Println(ftp.GetSize(i))

            fmt.Println("--")
        }

    }

    success = ftp.Disconnect()

    ftp.DisposeFtp2()