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Save String Variable to File on FTP Server

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Save the contents of a string variable to a file on an FTP server.
Note
This example is intended for running within a Chilkat.Js embedded JavaScript engine. All Chilkat JavaScript examples require Chilkat v11.4.0 or greater.
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";

// 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 existing file is located.
success = ftp.ChangeRemoteDir("junk");
if (success !== true) {
    console.log(ftp.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

// Upload the contents of a string to a remote file.
var fileContents = "To be, or not to be: that is the question.";
var remoteFilename = "hamletQuote.txt";

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

success = ftp.Disconnect();

console.log("String Uploaded!");