(PureBasic) Get Last Modified Date/Time of Files in a Remote Directory

Gets the last-modified date/times of files in a remote FTP directory.

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IncludeFile "CkFtp2.pb"
IncludeFile "CkDateTime.pb"

Procedure ChilkatExample()

    ; 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.example.com")
    CkFtp2::setCkUsername(ftp, "myLogin")
    CkFtp2::setCkPassword(ftp, "myPassword")
    ; Use explicit TLS
    CkFtp2::setCkAuthTls(ftp, 1)
    CkFtp2::setCkPort(ftp, 21)

    ; For debugging, turn on session logging so we can examine what is sent by the server.
    CkFtp2::setCkKeepSessionLog(ftp, 1)

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

    ; Iterate over .txt files.
    CkFtp2::setCkListPattern(ftp, "*.txt")
    n.i = CkFtp2::ckGetDirCount(ftp)
    Debug "n = " + Str(n)

    dt.i
    i.i = 0
    While i < n
        ; Get the last-modified date/time as a CkDateTime object.
        dt = CkFtp2::ckGetLastModDt(ftp,i)
        Debug Str(i) + ": " + CkFtp2::ckGetFilename(ftp,i) + ", " + CkDateTime::ckGetAsTimestamp(dt,0)
        CkDateTime::ckDispose(dt)

        i = i + 1
    Wend

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

    Debug "---- Session Log ----"
    Debug CkFtp2::ckSessionLog(ftp)

    CkFtp2::ckDisconnect(ftp)


    CkFtp2::ckDispose(ftp)


    ProcedureReturn
EndProcedure