PureBasic

Get FTP Directory Listing as XML

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Demonstrates how to call GetXmlDirListing and parse the results. PureBasic

IncludeFile "CkFtp2.pb"
IncludeFile "CkXml.pb"

Procedure ChilkatExample()

    success.i = 0

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

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

    CkFtp2::setCkHostname(ftp, "www.my-ftp-server.com")
    CkFtp2::setCkUsername(ftp, "mFtpLogin")
    CkFtp2::setCkPassword(ftp, "myFtpPassword")

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

    ; Authenticate with the FTP server.
    success = CkFtp2::ckLoginAfterConnectOnly(ftp)
    If success <> 1
        Debug CkFtp2::ckLastErrorText(ftp)
        CkFtp2::ckDispose(ftp)
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    ; Retrieve (in XML format) the HOME directory of this FTP account.
    xmlListing.s = CkFtp2::ckGetXmlDirListing(ftp,"*.*")
    If CkFtp2::ckLastMethodSuccess(ftp) <> 1
        Debug CkFtp2::ckLastErrorText(ftp)
        CkFtp2::ckDispose(ftp)
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    ; Now load the XML and parse it..
    xml.i = CkXml::ckCreate()
    If xml.i = 0
        Debug "Failed to create object."
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    CkXml::ckLoadXml(xml,xmlListing)
    Debug CkXml::ckGetXml(xml)

    ; Iterate over the XML...
    i.i = 0
    numEntries.i = CkXml::ckNumChildren(xml)
    While i < numEntries
        xEntry.i = CkXml::ckGetChild(xml,i)
        If CkXml::ckTagEquals(xEntry,"dir") = 1
            Debug "Directory: " + CkXml::ckContent(xEntry)
        Else
            sz.i = CkXml::ckGetChildIntValue(xEntry,"size")
            Debug "File: " + CkXml::ckGetChildContent(xEntry,"name") + ", size: " + Str(sz)
            xLastMod.i = CkXml::ckFindChild(xEntry,"lastModTime")
            If CkXml::ckLastMethodSuccess(xEntry) = 1
                month.i = CkXml::ckGetAttrValueInt(xLastMod,"m")
                year.i = CkXml::ckGetAttrValueInt(xLastMod,"y")
                day.i = CkXml::ckGetAttrValueInt(xLastMod,"d")
                Debug "    YYYY-MM-DD: " + Str(year) + "-" + Str(month) + "-" + Str(day)
                CkXml::ckDispose(xLastMod)

            EndIf

        EndIf

        CkXml::ckDispose(xEntry)

        i = i + 1
    Wend

    CkFtp2::ckDisconnect(ftp)

    Debug "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>
    ; 
    ; 


    CkFtp2::ckDispose(ftp)
    CkXml::ckDispose(xml)


    ProcedureReturn
EndProcedure