(Ruby) Determine if Connected and Logged On

The IsConnected property indicates whether or not the FTP component has a valid TCP/IP connection (and is logged on) to the FTP server.

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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.example.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

# ...

# At any point in an FTP session, the IsConnected property
# can be checked to determine if the component has remained
# connected to the FTP server.
if (ftp.get_IsConnected() == true)
    print "Connected!" + "\n";
else
    print "Not connected!" + "\n";
end

# ...

success = ftp.Disconnect()