Perl

Rename Remote File

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Rename a remote file or directory. The RenameRemoteFile can be called to rename either a remote file or directory. Perl

use chilkat();

$success = 0;

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

$ftp = chilkat::CkFtp2->new();

$ftp->put_Hostname("ftp.example.com");
$ftp->put_Username("login");
$ftp->put_Password("password");

# Connect and login to the FTP server.
$success = $ftp->Connect();
if ($success != 1) {
    print $ftp->lastErrorText() . "\r\n";
    exit;
}

# Set the current remote directory to where the file
# is located:
$success = $ftp->ChangeRemoteDir("/testing");
if ($success != 1) {
    print $ftp->lastErrorText() . "\r\n";
    exit;
}

# Rename the remote file (or directory)
$existingFilename = "hello.txt";
$newFilename = "goodbye.txt";
$success = $ftp->RenameRemoteFile($existingFilename,$newFilename);
if ($success != 1) {
    print $ftp->lastErrorText() . "\r\n";
    exit;
}

$success = $ftp->Disconnect();