(PowerShell) Delete Files Matching Pattern

The DeleteMatching method deletes all files in the current remote directory matching a wildcarded filename.

Chilkat .NET Downloads Chilkat .NET Assemblies

Add-Type -Path "C:\chilkat\ChilkatDotNet47-9.5.0-x64\ChilkatDotNet47.dll"

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

$ftp = New-Object Chilkat.Ftp2

$ftp.Hostname = "www.chilkatsoft.com"
$ftp.Username = "MyLogin"
$ftp.Password = "MyPassword"

# Connect and login to the FTP server.
$success = $ftp.Connect()
if ($success -ne $true) {
    $($ftp.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

# Change to the remote directory where the files to be deleted are located.
# for the FTP account.
$success = $ftp.ChangeRemoteDir("junk")
if ($success -ne $true) {
    $($ftp.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

# Delete all files with filenames matching "ftp_*.asp"
$numDeleted = $ftp.DeleteMatching("ftp_*.asp")
if ($numDeleted -lt 0) {
    $($ftp.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

$success = $ftp.Disconnect()

$([string]$numDeleted + " Files Deleted!")