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Quote and SendCommand

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Demonstrate the Quote and SendCommand methods.

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integer li_rc
long li_Success
oleobject loo_Ftp
string ls_ServerResponse

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

//  Tell the FTP object to keep an in-memory session log
//  so we can see the commands sent to the server,
//  and the responses received back.
loo_Ftp.KeepSessionLog = 1

//  Change the current remote directory via the Quote method:
li_Success = loo_Ftp.Quote("CWD junk")
if li_Success <> 1 then
    Write-Debug loo_Ftp.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_Ftp
    return
end if

//  Move back up 
//  In this case, ChangeRemoteDir sends "CWD .." to the FTP server.
li_Success = loo_Ftp.ChangeRemoteDir("..")
if li_Success <> 1 then
    Write-Debug loo_Ftp.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_Ftp
    return
end if

//  Do the same via the SendCommand method where the
//  raw FTP server response is returned:
ls_ServerResponse = loo_Ftp.SendCommand("CWD junk")
if loo_Ftp.LastMethodSuccess <> 1 then
    Write-Debug loo_Ftp.LastErrorText
else
    Write-Debug ls_ServerResponse
end if

li_Success = loo_Ftp.Disconnect()

Write-Debug "Session Log:"
Write-Debug loo_Ftp.SessionLog


destroy loo_Ftp