SQL Server

FTP Set Remote File Date/Time Equal to Local File's Last-Modified Date/Time

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Demonstrates how to set a remote file's date/time to be equal to a local file's date/time.

Important: Not all FTP servers support the ability to set a file's date/time.

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
    -- 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 assumes Chilkat Ftp2 to have been previously unlocked.
    -- See Unlock Ftp2 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', 'www.authtls-ftps-server.com'
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @ftp, 'Username', 'FTP_LOGIN'
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @ftp, 'Password', 'FTP_PASSWORD'
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @ftp, 'AuthTls', 1
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @ftp, 'Port', 21

    -- Connect to the FTP server using explicit TLS (AUTH TLS).
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @ftp, 'ConnectOnly', @success OUT
    IF @success = 0
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @ftp, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @ftp
        RETURN
      END

    -- Authenticate.
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @ftp, 'LoginAfterConnectOnly', @success OUT
    IF @success = 0
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @ftp, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @ftp
        RETURN
      END

    -- We're going to get the last-mod date/time for the local file
    -- "qa_data/hamlet.xml", and then set the remote "hamlet.xml" to this date/time.
    DECLARE @fac int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.FileAccess', @fac OUT

    DECLARE @dt int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.CkDateTime', @dt OUT

    DECLARE @lastModTimestamp nvarchar(4000)
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @fac, 'GetFileTimeStr', @lastModTimestamp OUT, 'qa_data/hamlet.xml', 0
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @dt, 'SetFromTimestamp', @success OUT, @lastModTimestamp

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @ftp, 'SetRemoteFileDt', @success OUT, @dt, 'hamlet.xml'
    IF @success <> 1
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @ftp, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @dt

        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @ftp
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @fac
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @dt
        RETURN
      END

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


    PRINT 'Success.'

    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @ftp
    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @fac
    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @dt


END
GO