(Lianja) Get FTP Directory Listing Information

Lianja example showing how to get information about files and subdirectories in the current 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.

loFtp = createobject("CkFtp2")

loFtp.Hostname = "ftp.example.com"
loFtp.Username = "login"
loFtp.Password = "password"

// Connect and login to the FTP server.
llSuccess = loFtp.Connect()
if (llSuccess <> .T.) then
    ? loFtp.LastErrorText
    release loFtp
    return
endif

// The ListPattern property is our directory listing filter.
// The default value is "*", which includes everything.
? loFtp.ListPattern

// To get file and sub-directory information, simply
// loop from 0 to ftp.GetDirCount() - 1

n = loFtp.GetDirCount()
if (n < 0) then
    ? loFtp.LastErrorText
    release loFtp
    return
endif

if (n > 0) then
    for i = 0 to n - 1

        // Display the filename
        ? loFtp.GetFilename(i)

        // Display the file size (in bytes)
        ? str(loFtp.GetSize(i))

        // Is this a sub-directory?
        if (loFtp.GetIsDirectory(i) = .T.) then
            ? ".. this is a sub-directory"
        endif

        ? "--"
    next
endif

? "-----------------------------------"

// Only files and directories
// matching the ListPattern are returned.
loFtp.ListPattern = "*.asp"
n = loFtp.GetDirCount()
if (n < 0) then
    ? loFtp.LastErrorText
    release loFtp
    return
endif

if (n > 0) then
    for i = 0 to n - 1

        // Display the filename
        ? loFtp.GetFilename(i)

        // Display the file size (in bytes)
        ? str(loFtp.GetSize(i))

        ? "--"
    next
endif

llSuccess = loFtp.Disconnect()


release loFtp