JavaScript

Download Directory Tree Listing as XML

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Downloads a complete remote directory tree listing in XML format. The directory tree in XML format looks like this:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>

<dirTree>
    <file>bookstore.xml</file>
    <file>hamlet.xml</file>
    <file>hamlet.zip</file>
    <file>japanese.xml</file>
    <file>New Text Document (2).txt</file>
    <file>New Text Document.txt</file>
    <file>nutrition.xml</file>
    <file>pigs.xml</file>
    <file>plants.xml</file>
    <dir name="subdir1">
        <file>box.ico</file>
        <file>Setup.exe</file>
        <dir name="a">
            <file>dude.gif</file>
            <file>HelloWorld123.txt</file>
        </dir>
    </dir>
    <dir name="subdir2">
        <file>scream.jpg</file>
    </dir>
</dirTree>

JavaScript

var success = false;

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

var ftp = new CkFtp2();

ftp.Hostname = "ftp.something.com";
ftp.Username = "test";
ftp.Password = "test";

// Connect and login to the FTP server.
success = ftp.Connect();
if (success !== true) {
    console.log(ftp.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

// Recursively download the listings for the complete
// remote directory tree at the current remote dir.
// In this case, we haven't called ChangeRemoteDir,
// so the current remote dir is the root directory of the
// FTP account.
var strXml;
strXml = ftp.DirTreeXml();

console.log(strXml);

success = ftp.Disconnect();