(Objective-C) Get the Last-Modified Date/Time for one File by Name

Demonstrates how to get the last-modified date/time for a file on the FTP server by specifying the remote file path.

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#import <CkoFtp2.h>
#import <CkoDateTime.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 = @"myLogin";
ftp.Password = @"myPassword";
// Use explicit TLS
ftp.AuthTls = YES;
ftp.Port = [NSNumber numberWithInt:21];

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

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

[ftp ChangeRemoteDir: @"AAWorkarea"];

// Get the last-modified date/time information for the file "package.tgz"
CkoDateTime *dt = [ftp GetLastModDtByName: @"package.tgz"];
if (ftp.LastMethodSuccess == NO) {
    NSLog(@"%@",ftp.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

NSLog(@"%@",[dt GetAsTimestamp: NO]);

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

NSLog(@"%@",@"---- Session Log ----");
NSLog(@"%@",ftp.SessionLog);

[ftp Disconnect];