(Ruby) Simple FTP Download

Simple example to download a file from an FTP server.

Chilkat Ruby Downloads install from rubygems.org gem install chilkat or download... Ruby Library for Windows, MacOS, Linux, Alpine Linux

require 'chilkat'

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

ftp = Chilkat::CkFtp2.new()

ftp.put_Hostname("ftp.someFtpServer.com")
ftp.put_Username("myLogin")
ftp.put_Password("myPassword")

# Connect and login to the FTP server.
success = ftp.Connect()
if (success != true)
    print ftp.lastErrorText() + "\n";
    exit
end

# 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 = ftp.ChangeRemoteDir("junk")
if (success != true)
    print ftp.lastErrorText() + "\n";
    exit
end

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

# Download a file.
success = ftp.GetFile(remoteFilename,localFilename)
if (success != true)
    print ftp.lastErrorText() + "\n";
    exit
end

success = ftp.Disconnect()

print "File Downloaded!" + "\n";