PowerBuilder

Directory Existence Check

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How to test if a directory exists on an FTP server.

A good way to check to see if a directory already exists is to try to "cd" to that remote directory by calling ChangeRemoteDir. If it succeeds, then the directory exists. If not, then it does not exist. An alternative method is to set the ListPattern = "*" and then iterate over the files/directories, looking for the directory.

PowerBuilder

integer li_rc
integer li_Success
oleobject loo_Ftp
integer li_DirExists
integer i
integer n
integer li_IsDir
string ls_Fname

li_Success = 0

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

loo_Ftp = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_Ftp.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.Ftp2")
if li_rc < 0 then
    destroy loo_Ftp
    MessageBox("Error","Connecting to COM object failed")
    return
end if

loo_Ftp.Hostname = "ftp.example.com"
loo_Ftp.Username = "login"
loo_Ftp.Password = "password"

// Connect and login to the FTP server.
li_Success = loo_Ftp.Connect()
if li_Success <> 1 then
    Write-Debug loo_Ftp.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_Ftp
    return
end if

// Does the "temp" directory exist?

li_DirExists = loo_Ftp.ChangeRemoteDir("/temp")
if li_DirExists = 1 then
    Write-Debug "Yes, the temp directory exists."
    //  Yes, it exists. Restore the current remote dir:
    li_Success = loo_Ftp.ChangeRemoteDir("..")
    if li_Success <> 1 then
        Write-Debug loo_Ftp.LastErrorText
        destroy loo_Ftp
        return
    end if

end if

// Alternatively, you may set the ListPattern = "*" and 
//  look for the directory:
loo_Ftp.ListPattern = "*"

n = loo_Ftp.GetDirCount()
if n < 0 then
    // Failed to get directory listing based on ListPattern
    Write-Debug loo_Ftp.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_Ftp
    return
end if

if n > 0 then
    for i = 0 to n - 1

        li_IsDir = loo_Ftp.GetIsDirectory(i)
        if li_IsDir = 1 then

            ls_Fname = loo_Ftp.GetFilename(i)
            if ls_Fname = "temp" then
                Write-Debug "Found temp directory!"
                li_Success = loo_Ftp.Disconnect()
                destroy loo_Ftp
                return
            end if

        end if

    next
end if

li_Success = loo_Ftp.Disconnect()


destroy loo_Ftp