(Objective-C) Download Multiple Files Matching Pattern

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The MGetFiles method can be called to download all files matching a wildcarded filename pattern.

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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 = @"myUsername";
ftp.Password = @"myPassword";
ftp.Port = [NSNumber numberWithInt:21];
ftp.AuthTls = YES;

// 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 files are located.
// This step is only necessary if the files are not in the root directory
// of the FTP account.
success = [ftp ChangeRemoteDir: @"qa"];
if (success != YES) {
    NSLog(@"%@",ftp.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

// Download all files with filenames matching "*.txt"
// The files are downloaded into c:/temp/qa_output
int numFilesDownloaded = [[ftp MGetFiles: @"*.txt" localDir: @"c:/temp/qa_output"] intValue];
if (numFilesDownloaded < 0) {
    NSLog(@"%@",ftp.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

success = [ftp Disconnect];

NSLog(@"%d%@",numFilesDownloaded,@" Files Downloaded!");