(PowerShell) Get FTP Directory Listing as XML

Demonstrates how to call GetXmlDirListing and parse the results.

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

# This example assumes Chilkat Ftp2 to have been previously unlocked.
# See Unlock Ftp2 for sample code.

$ftp = New-Object Chilkat.Ftp2

$ftp.Hostname = "www.my-ftp-server.com"
$ftp.Username = "mFtpLogin"
$ftp.Password = "myFtpPassword"

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

# Authenticate with the FTP server.
$success = $ftp.LoginAfterConnectOnly()
if ($success -ne $true) {
    $($ftp.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

# Retrieve (in XML format) the HOME directory of this FTP account.
$xmlListing = $ftp.GetXmlDirListing("*.*")
if ($ftp.LastMethodSuccess -ne $true) {
    $($ftp.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

# Now load the XML and parse it..
$xml = New-Object Chilkat.Xml
$xml.LoadXml($xmlListing)
$($xml.GetXml())

# Iterate over the XML...
$i = 0
$numEntries = $xml.NumChildren
while ($i -lt $numEntries) {
    $xEntry = $xml.GetChild($i)
    if ($xEntry.TagEquals("dir") -eq $true) {
        $("Directory: " + $xEntry.Content)
    }
    else {
        $sz = $xEntry.GetChildIntValue("size")
        $("File: " + $xEntry.GetChildContent("name") + ", size: " + $sz)
        $xLastMod = $xEntry.FindChild("lastModTime")
        if ($xEntry.LastMethodSuccess -eq $true) {
            $month = $xLastMod.GetAttrValueInt("m")
            $year = $xLastMod.GetAttrValueInt("y")
            $day = $xLastMod.GetAttrValueInt("d")
            $("    YYYY-MM-DD: " + $year + "-" + $month + "-" + $day)

        }

    }

    $i = $i + 1
}

$ftp.Disconnect()

$("Success.")

# Sample XML directory listing:
# <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
# <remoteDir>
#     <dir>Desktop</dir>
#     <dir>Documents</dir>
#     <dir>Downloads</dir>
#     <dir>Music</dir>
#     <dir>Pictures</dir>
#     <dir>Public</dir>
#     <dir>Templates</dir>
#     <dir>Videos</dir>
#     <file>
#         <name>c.py</name>
#         <size>1244</size>
#         <lastModTime full="20151009-000000" y="2015" d="9" m="10" hh="0" mm="0" ss="0" />
#     </file>
#     <file>
#         <name>cacerts_linux</name>
#         <size>177207</size>
#         <lastModTime full="20140915-000000" y="2014" d="15" m="9" hh="0" mm="0" ss="0" />
#     </file>
#     <file>
#         <name>empty.txt</name>
#         <size>0</size>
#         <lastModTime full="20150917-000000" y="2015" d="17" m="9" hh="0" mm="0" ss="0" />
#     </file>
#     <file>
#         <name>hamlet.xml</name>
#         <size>279658</size>
#         <lastModTime full="20160917-084100" y="2016" d="17" m="9" hh="8" mm="41" ss="0" />
#     </file>
# </remoteDir>
# 
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