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Simple FTP Download

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Simple example to download a file from an FTP server.

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PureBasic
IncludeFile "CkFtp2.pb"

Procedure ChilkatExample()

    success.i = 0

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

    ftp.i = CkFtp2::ckCreate()
    If ftp.i = 0
        Debug "Failed to create object."
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    CkFtp2::setCkHostname(ftp, "ftp.someFtpServer.com")
    CkFtp2::setCkUsername(ftp, "myLogin")
    CkFtp2::setCkPassword(ftp, "myPassword")

    ; Connect and login to the FTP server.
    success = CkFtp2::ckConnect(ftp)
    If success <> 1
        Debug CkFtp2::ckLastErrorText(ftp)
        CkFtp2::ckDispose(ftp)
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    ; Change to the remote directory where the file is located.
    ; This step is only necessary if the file is not in the root directory
    ; for the FTP account.
    success = CkFtp2::ckChangeRemoteDir(ftp,"junk")
    If success <> 1
        Debug CkFtp2::ckLastErrorText(ftp)
        CkFtp2::ckDispose(ftp)
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    localFilename.s = "c:/temp/hamlet.xml"
    remoteFilename.s = "hamlet.xml"

    ; Download a file.
    success = CkFtp2::ckGetFile(ftp,remoteFilename,localFilename)
    If success <> 1
        Debug CkFtp2::ckLastErrorText(ftp)
        CkFtp2::ckDispose(ftp)
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    success = CkFtp2::ckDisconnect(ftp)

    Debug "File Downloaded!"


    CkFtp2::ckDispose(ftp)


    ProcedureReturn
EndProcedure