PowerBuilder

Download Text File into String Variable

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Download a text file directly into a string variable. PowerBuilder

integer li_rc
integer li_Success
oleobject loo_Ftp
string ls_FileContents

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.someFtpServer.com"
loo_Ftp.Username = "myFtpUserAccount"
loo_Ftp.Password = "myFtpPassword"

// Set other possible settings...
// See http://www.cknotes.com/determining-ftp2-connection-settings/ 
// for more information about FTP connection settings.
loo_Ftp.Passive = 1
loo_Ftp.AuthTls = 1

// 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

// Change to the remote directory where the existing file is located.
li_Success = loo_Ftp.ChangeRemoteDir("junk")
if li_Success <> 1 then
    Write-Debug loo_Ftp.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_Ftp
    return
end if

// Download the contents of the remote file into a string variable.

// The GetRemoteFileTextData method assumes the remote file contains ANSI chars.
// To download text files containing non-ANSI text, such as utf-8, call GetRemoteFileTextC
// instead. (see below)
ls_FileContents = loo_Ftp.GetRemoteFileTextData("ansiText.txt")
if loo_Ftp.LastMethodSuccess <> 1 then
    Write-Debug loo_Ftp.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_Ftp
    return
else
    Write-Debug ls_FileContents
end if

// To download a remote text file containing utf-8 chars, 
// call GetRemoteFileTextC and pass "utf-8" for the 2nd arg.  This tells
// Chilkat to interpret the incoming bytes according to the utf-8 character encoding.

ls_FileContents = loo_Ftp.GetRemoteFileTextC("utf8Text.txt","utf-8")
if loo_Ftp.LastMethodSuccess <> 1 then
    Write-Debug loo_Ftp.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_Ftp
    return
else
    Write-Debug ls_FileContents
end if

li_Success = loo_Ftp.Disconnect()


destroy loo_Ftp