(SQL Server) Get Last Modified Date/Time of Files in a Remote Directory

Gets the last-modified date/times of files in a remote FTP directory.

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
    -- Important: Do not use nvarchar(max).  See the warning about using nvarchar(max).
    DECLARE @sTmp0 nvarchar(4000)
    DECLARE @sTmp1 nvarchar(4000)
    -- This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    -- See Global 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', 'ftp.example.com'
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @ftp, 'Username', 'myLogin'
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @ftp, 'Password', 'myPassword'
    -- Use explicit TLS
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @ftp, 'AuthTls', 1
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @ftp, 'Port', 21

    -- For debugging, turn on session logging so we can examine what is sent by the server.
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @ftp, 'KeepSessionLog', 1

    -- Connect and login to the FTP server.
    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

    -- Iterate over .txt files.
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @ftp, 'ListPattern', '*.txt'
    DECLARE @n int
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @ftp, 'GetDirCount', @n OUT

    PRINT 'n = ' + @n

    DECLARE @dt int

    DECLARE @i int
    SELECT @i = 0
    WHILE @i < @n
      BEGIN
        -- Get the last-modified date/time as a CkDateTime object.
        EXEC sp_OAMethod @ftp, 'GetLastModDt', @dt OUT, @i

        EXEC sp_OAMethod @ftp, 'GetFilename', @sTmp0 OUT, @i

        EXEC sp_OAMethod @dt, 'GetAsTimestamp', @sTmp1 OUT, 0
        PRINT @i + ': ' + @sTmp0 + ', ' + @sTmp1
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @dt

        SELECT @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 ----'
    EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @ftp, 'SessionLog', @sTmp0 OUT
    PRINT @sTmp0

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @ftp, 'Disconnect', @success OUT

    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @ftp


END
GO