(CkPython) Download Text File into String Variable

Download a text file directly into a string variable.

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import sys
import chilkat

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

ftp = chilkat.CkFtp2()

ftp.put_Hostname("ftp.someFtpServer.com")
ftp.put_Username("myFtpUserAccount")
ftp.put_Password("myFtpPassword")

# Set other possible settings...
# See http://www.cknotes.com/determining-ftp2-connection-settings/ 
# for more information about FTP connection settings.
ftp.put_Passive(True)
ftp.put_AuthTls(True)

# Connect and login to the FTP server.
success = ftp.Connect()
if (success != True):
    print(ftp.lastErrorText())
    sys.exit()

# Change to the remote directory where the existing file is located.
success = ftp.ChangeRemoteDir("junk")
if (success != True):
    print(ftp.lastErrorText())
    sys.exit()

# Download the contents of the remote file into a string variable.

# The GetRemoteFileTextData method assumes the remote file contains ANSI chars.
# To download text files containing non-ANSI text, such as utf-8, call GetRemoteFileTextC
# instead. (see below)
fileContents = ftp.getRemoteFileTextData("ansiText.txt")
if (ftp.get_LastMethodSuccess() != True):
    print(ftp.lastErrorText())
    sys.exit()
else:
    print(fileContents)

# To download a remote text file containing utf-8 chars, 
# call GetRemoteFileTextC and pass "utf-8" for the 2nd arg.  This tells
# Chilkat to interpret the incoming bytes according to the utf-8 character encoding.

fileContents = ftp.getRemoteFileTextC("utf8Text.txt","utf-8")
if (ftp.get_LastMethodSuccess() != True):
    print(ftp.lastErrorText())
    sys.exit()
else:
    print(fileContents)

success = ftp.Disconnect()