(PowerShell) Delete FTP Directory Tree

Delete an entire directory tree on an FTP server.

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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 = "ftp.yourftpserver.com"
$ftp.Username = "****"
$ftp.Password = "****"

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

# Set the current remote directory to the root of
# the tree to be deleted
$success = $ftp.ChangeRemoteDir("/something")
if ($success -ne $true) {
    $($ftp.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

# Delete the entire tree.  All sub-directories and files are deleted.
$success = $ftp.DeleteTree()
if ($success -ne $true) {
    $($ftp.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

# The /something directory still exists.  To delete it,
# we move up one directory level and then delete it.
$success = $ftp.ChangeRemoteDir("..")
if ($success -ne $true) {
    $($ftp.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

$success = $ftp.RemoveRemoteDir("something")
if ($success -ne $true) {
    $($ftp.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

$success = $ftp.Disconnect()