SQL Server

Get Number of FIles in Directory, not including sub-directories

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_LANGUAGE_ example demonstrating how to get the number of files in a directory not including sub-directories. 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

    -- Fetch the current remote directory contents by
    -- calling GetDirCount
    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
        -- Loop over the directory contents, incrementing the count
        -- each time it is NOT a directory.
        DECLARE @fileCount int
        SELECT @fileCount = 0
        SELECT @i = 0
        WHILE @i <= @n - 1
          BEGIN

            -- Is this NOT a sub-directory?
            EXEC sp_OAMethod @ftp, 'GetIsDirectory', @iTmp0 OUT, @i
            IF @iTmp0 <> 1
              BEGIN
                SELECT @fileCount = @fileCount + 1
                -- Display the filename
                EXEC sp_OAMethod @ftp, 'GetFilename', @sTmp0 OUT, @i
                PRINT @sTmp0
              END

            SELECT @i = @i + 1
          END


        PRINT 'Total number of files = ' + @fileCount
      END

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

    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @ftp


END
GO