(Ruby) Download Multiple Files Matching Pattern

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The MGetFiles method can be called to download all files matching a wildcarded filename pattern.

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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("myUsername")
ftp.put_Password("myPassword")
ftp.put_Port(21)
ftp.put_AuthTls(true)

# 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 files are located.
# This step is only necessary if the files are not in the root directory
# of the FTP account.
success = ftp.ChangeRemoteDir("qa")
if (success != true)
    print ftp.lastErrorText() + "\n";
    exit
end

# Download all files with filenames matching "*.txt"
# The files are downloaded into c:/temp/qa_output
numFilesDownloaded = ftp.MGetFiles("*.txt","c:/temp/qa_output")
if (numFilesDownloaded < 0)
    print ftp.lastErrorText() + "\n";
    exit
end

success = ftp.Disconnect()

print numFilesDownloaded.to_s() + " Files Downloaded!" + "\n";