(Objective-C) Download Directory Tree

Download a directory tree from an FTP server, re-creating it on the local filesystem.

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#import <CkoFtp2.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.example.com";
ftp.Username = @"test";
ftp.Password = @"test";

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

// Set the current remote directory to the root of
// the tree to be downloaded.
// success = ftp.ChangeRemoteDir("/something");
// if (success != cktrue) { 
// 	println ftp.LastErrorText;
// 	return;
// }

// Download the entire tree, recreating it at c:/temp/something
success = [ftp DownloadTree: @"c:/temp/something2"];
if (success != YES) {
    NSLog(@"%@",ftp.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

success = [ftp Disconnect];