SQL Server

Get FTP Directory Listing Information

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_LANGUAGE_ example showing how to get information about files and subdirectories in the current remote FTP directory. SQL Server

-- 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)
    DECLARE @success int
    SELECT @success = 0

    -- This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    -- See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    DECLARE @ftp int
    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', 'login'
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @ftp, 'Password', 'password'

    -- Connect and login to the FTP server.
    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

    -- The ListPattern property is our directory listing filter.
    -- The default value is "*", which includes everything.
    EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @ftp, 'ListPattern', @sTmp0 OUT
    PRINT @sTmp0

    -- To get file and sub-directory information, simply
    -- loop from 0 to ftp.GetDirCount() - 1
    DECLARE @i int

    DECLARE @n int

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @ftp, 'GetDirCount', @n OUT
    IF @n < 0
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @ftp, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @ftp
        RETURN
      END
    IF @n > 0
      BEGIN
        SELECT @i = 0
        WHILE @i <= @n - 1
          BEGIN

            -- Display the filename
            EXEC sp_OAMethod @ftp, 'GetFilename', @sTmp0 OUT, @i
            PRINT @sTmp0

            -- Display the file size (in bytes)
            EXEC sp_OAMethod @ftp, 'GetSize', @iTmp0 OUT, @i
            PRINT @iTmp0

            -- Is this a sub-directory?
            EXEC sp_OAMethod @ftp, 'GetIsDirectory', @iTmp0 OUT, @i
            IF @iTmp0 = 1
              BEGIN

                PRINT '.. this is a sub-directory'
              END


            PRINT '--'
            SELECT @i = @i + 1
          END
      END


    PRINT '-----------------------------------'

    -- Only files and directories
    -- matching the ListPattern are returned.
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @ftp, 'ListPattern', '*.asp'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @ftp, 'GetDirCount', @n OUT
    IF @n < 0
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @ftp, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @ftp
        RETURN
      END
    IF @n > 0
      BEGIN
        SELECT @i = 0
        WHILE @i <= @n - 1
          BEGIN

            -- Display the filename
            EXEC sp_OAMethod @ftp, 'GetFilename', @sTmp0 OUT, @i
            PRINT @sTmp0

            -- Display the file size (in bytes)
            EXEC sp_OAMethod @ftp, 'GetSize', @iTmp0 OUT, @i
            PRINT @iTmp0


            PRINT '--'
            SELECT @i = @i + 1
          END
      END

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

    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @ftp


END
GO