JavaScript

Passive FTP Download

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Simple example to download a file from an FTP server using passive mode. 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.example.com";
ftp.Username = "login";
ftp.Password = "password";

// Use passive mode:
ftp.Passive = true;

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

// Change to the remote directory where the file is located.
// This step is only necessary if the file is not in the root directory
// for the FTP account.
success = ftp.ChangeRemoteDir("junk");
if (success !== true) {
    console.log(ftp.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

// Download a file.
var localFilename = "hamlet.xml";
var remoteFilename = "hamlet.xml";

success = ftp.GetFile(remoteFilename,localFilename);
if (success !== true) {
    console.log(ftp.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

success = ftp.Disconnect();

console.log("File Downloaded!");