(PowerBuilder) Get FTP Directory Listing Information

PowerBuilder example showing how to get information about files and subdirectories in the current remote FTP directory.

Chilkat ActiveX Downloads ActiveX for 32-bit and 64-bit Windows

integer li_rc
oleobject loo_Ftp
integer li_Success
integer i
integer n

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

loo_Ftp = create oleobject
// Use "Chilkat_9_5_0.Ftp2" for versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0
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

// The ListPattern property is our directory listing filter.
// The default value is "*", which includes everything.
Write-Debug loo_Ftp.ListPattern

// To get file and sub-directory information, simply
// loop from 0 to ftp.GetDirCount() - 1

n = loo_Ftp.GetDirCount()
if n < 0 then
    Write-Debug loo_Ftp.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_Ftp
    return
end if

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

        // Display the filename
        Write-Debug loo_Ftp.GetFilename(i)

        // Display the file size (in bytes)
        Write-Debug string(loo_Ftp.GetSize(i))

        // Is this a sub-directory?
        if loo_Ftp.GetIsDirectory(i) = 1 then
            Write-Debug ".. this is a sub-directory"
        end if

        Write-Debug "--"
    next
end if

Write-Debug "-----------------------------------"

// Only files and directories
// matching the ListPattern are returned.
loo_Ftp.ListPattern = "*.asp"
n = loo_Ftp.GetDirCount()
if n < 0 then
    Write-Debug loo_Ftp.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_Ftp
    return
end if

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

        // Display the filename
        Write-Debug loo_Ftp.GetFilename(i)

        // Display the file size (in bytes)
        Write-Debug string(loo_Ftp.GetSize(i))

        Write-Debug "--"
    next
end if

li_Success = loo_Ftp.Disconnect()


destroy loo_Ftp