(Ruby) 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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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")
# Use explicit TLS
ftp.put_AuthTls(true)
ftp.put_Port(21)

# For debugging, turn on session logging so we can examine what is sent by the server.
ftp.put_KeepSessionLog(true)

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

# Iterate over .txt files.
ftp.put_ListPattern("*.txt")
n = ftp.GetDirCount()
print "n = " + n.to_s() + "\n";

i = 0
while i < n
    # Get the last-modified date/time as a CkDateTime object.
    # dt is a CkDateTime
    dt = ftp.GetLastModDt(i)
    print i.to_s() + ": " + ftp.getFilename(i) + ", " + dt.getAsTimestamp(false) + "\n";

    i = i + 1
end

# 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.

print "---- Session Log ----" + "\n";
print ftp.sessionLog() + "\n";

ftp.Disconnect()