(Mono C#) Get Last Modified Date/Time of Files in a Remote Directory

Gets the last-modified date/times of files in a 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.

Chilkat.Ftp2 ftp = new Chilkat.Ftp2();

ftp.Hostname = "ftp.example.com";
ftp.Username = "myLogin";
ftp.Password = "myPassword";
// Use explicit TLS
ftp.AuthTls = true;
ftp.Port = 21;

// For debugging, turn on session logging so we can examine what is sent by the server.
ftp.KeepSessionLog = true;

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

// Iterate over .txt files.
ftp.ListPattern = "*.txt";
int n = ftp.GetDirCount();
Debug.WriteLine("n = " + Convert.ToString(n));

Chilkat.CkDateTime dt = null;
int i = 0;
while (i < n) {
    // Get the last-modified date/time as a CkDateTime object.
    dt = ftp.GetLastModDt(i);
    Debug.WriteLine(Convert.ToString(i) + ": " + ftp.GetFilename(i) + ", " + dt.GetAsTimestamp(false));

    i = i + 1;
}

// Show the session log so we can see the details of the FTP directory listing sent by the server.
// This tells us what information is available.  Some FTP servers provide better and more accurate information
// than others.

Debug.WriteLine("---- Session Log ----");
Debug.WriteLine(ftp.SessionLog);

ftp.Disconnect();