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Use Explicit FTP over TLS

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Demonstrates how to connect to an FTP server using explicit FTP over TLS.

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-- 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 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.your-ftp-server.com'
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @ftp, 'Username', 'ftpAccountLogin'
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @ftp, 'Password', 'ftpAccountPassword'

    -- Indicate that the "AUTH TLS" command should be use to convert the connection to TLS
    -- after the initial TCP connection to port 21 is established.
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @ftp, 'AuthTls', 1

    -- Connect and convert the connection to TLS automatically.
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @ftp, 'ConnectOnly', @success OUT
    IF @success <> 1
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @ftp, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @ftp
        RETURN
      END

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


    PRINT 'TLS connection established and successfully authenticated.'

    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @ftp


END
GO