(Objective-C) Simple FTP Download

Simple example to download a file from an FTP server.

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#import <CkoFtp2.h>
#import <NSString.h>

// 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.someFtpServer.com";
ftp.Username = @"myLogin";
ftp.Password = @"myPassword";

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

NSString *localFilename = @"c:/temp/hamlet.xml";
NSString *remoteFilename = @"hamlet.xml";

// Download a file.
success = [ftp GetFile: remoteFilename localPath: localFilename];
if (success != YES) {
    NSLog(@"%@",ftp.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

success = [ftp Disconnect];

NSLog(@"%@",@"File Downloaded!");