(PowerShell) Get the Last-Modified Date/Time for one File by Name

Demonstrates how to get the last-modified date/time for a file on the FTP server by specifying the remote file path.

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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.example.com"
$ftp.Username = "myLogin"
$ftp.Password = "myPassword"
# Use explicit TLS
$ftp.AuthTls = $true
$ftp.Port = 21

# For debugging, turn on session logging so we can examine what is sent by the server.
$ftp.KeepSessionLog = $true

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

$ftp.ChangeRemoteDir("AAWorkarea")

# Get the last-modified date/time information for the file "package.tgz"
$dt = $ftp.GetLastModDtByName("package.tgz")
if ($ftp.LastMethodSuccess -eq $false) {
    $($ftp.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

$($dt.GetAsTimestamp($false))

# Show the session log so we can see the details of the date/time information sent by the server.
# This tells us what information is available.  Some FTP servers provide better and more accurate information
# than others.

$("---- Session Log ----")
$($ftp.SessionLog)

$ftp.Disconnect()