(PowerShell) Save String Variable to File on FTP Server

Save the contents of a string variable to a file on an FTP server.

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Add-Type -Path "C:\chilkat\ChilkatDotNet47-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 = "login"
$ftp.Password = "password"

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

# Change to the remote directory where the existing file is located.
$success = $ftp.ChangeRemoteDir("junk")
if ($success -ne $true) {
    $($ftp.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

# Upload the contents of a string to a remote file.
$fileContents = "To be, or not to be: that is the question."
$remoteFilename = "hamletQuote.txt"

$success = $ftp.PutFileFromTextData($remoteFilename,$fileContents)
if ($success -ne $true) {
    $($ftp.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

$success = $ftp.Disconnect()

$("String Uploaded!")