Objective-C

Delete FTP Directory Tree

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Delete an entire directory tree on an FTP server. Objective-C

#import <CkoFtp2.h>

BOOL success = NO;

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

CkoFtp2 *ftp = [[CkoFtp2 alloc] init];

ftp.Hostname = @"ftp.yourftpserver.com";
ftp.Username = @"****";
ftp.Password = @"****";

// Connect and login to the FTP server.
success = [ftp Connect];
if (success != YES) {
    NSLog(@"%@",ftp.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

// Set the current remote directory to the root of
// the tree to be deleted
success = [ftp ChangeRemoteDir: @"/something"];
if (success != YES) {
    NSLog(@"%@",ftp.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

// Delete the entire tree.  All sub-directories and files are deleted.
success = [ftp DeleteTree];
if (success != YES) {
    NSLog(@"%@",ftp.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

// The /something directory still exists.  To delete it,
// we move up one directory level and then delete it.
success = [ftp ChangeRemoteDir: @".."];
if (success != YES) {
    NSLog(@"%@",ftp.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

success = [ftp RemoveRemoteDir: @"something"];
if (success != YES) {
    NSLog(@"%@",ftp.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

success = [ftp Disconnect];