(SQL Server) FTP Download Text File to a Stream

Demonstrates how to FTP download a text file to a Chilkat stream.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v9.5.0.67 or greater.

Chilkat ActiveX Downloads ActiveX for 32-bit and 64-bit Windows

-- Important: See this note about string length limitations for strings returned by sp_OAMethod calls.
--
CREATE PROCEDURE ChilkatSample
AS
BEGIN
    DECLARE @hr int
    DECLARE @iTmp0 int
    -- Important: Do not use nvarchar(max).  See the warning about using nvarchar(max).
    DECLARE @sTmp0 nvarchar(4000)
    -- This example assumes the Chilkat FTP2 API to have been previously unlocked.
    -- See FTP2 Unlock Sample for sample code.

    DECLARE @ftp int
    -- Use "Chilkat_9_5_0.Ftp2" for versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.Ftp2', @ftp OUT
    IF @hr <> 0
    BEGIN
        PRINT 'Failed to create ActiveX component'
        RETURN
    END

    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @ftp, 'Hostname', 'www.my-ftp-server.com'
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @ftp, 'Username', 'mFtpLogin'
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @ftp, 'Password', 'myFtpPassword'
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @ftp, 'AuthTls', 1
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @ftp, 'Passive', 1

    -- Connect and login to the FTP server using TLS.
    DECLARE @success int
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @ftp, 'Connect', @success OUT
    IF @success <> 1
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @ftp, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @ftp
        RETURN
      END

    DECLARE @streamObj int
    -- Use "Chilkat_9_5_0.Stream" for versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.Stream', @streamObj OUT

    -- Indicate the charset of the incoming data.
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @streamObj, 'StringCharset', 'utf-8'

    -- Create a task to do the FTP download.
    DECLARE @t int
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @ftp, 'GetFileToStreamAsync', @t OUT, 'lines.txt', @streamObj
    EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @ftp, 'LastMethodSuccess', @iTmp0 OUT
    IF @iTmp0 <> 1
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @ftp, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @ftp
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @streamObj
        RETURN
      END

    -- Start the task in a background thread.
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @t, 'Run', @success OUT

    -- Read the incoming text data using any of the streamObj Read methods.
    -- This example will read line-by-line.
    DECLARE @line nvarchar(4000)

    EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @streamObj, 'EndOfStream', @iTmp0 OUT
    WHILE @iTmp0 <> 1
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAMethod @streamObj, 'ReadToCRLF', @line OUT
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @streamObj, 'LastMethodSuccess', @iTmp0 OUT
        IF @iTmp0 = 1
          BEGIN

            PRINT @line
          END
      END
    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @t


    PRINT 'Success.'

    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @ftp
    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @streamObj


END
GO