(SQL Server) Download Multiple Files Matching Pattern

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

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)
    -- 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', 'myUsername'
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @ftp, 'Password', 'myPassword'
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @ftp, 'Port', 21
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @ftp, 'AuthTls', 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

    -- 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.
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @ftp, 'ChangeRemoteDir', @success OUT, 'qa'
    IF @success <> 1
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @ftp, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @ftp
        RETURN
      END

    -- Download all files with filenames matching "*.txt"
    -- The files are downloaded into c:/temp/qa_output
    DECLARE @numFilesDownloaded int
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @ftp, 'MGetFiles', @numFilesDownloaded OUT, '*.txt', 'c:/temp/qa_output'
    IF @numFilesDownloaded < 0
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @ftp, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @ftp
        RETURN
      END

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


    PRINT @numFilesDownloaded + ' Files Downloaded!'

    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @ftp


END
GO