(Tcl) Get the Last-Modified Date/Time for one File by Name

Demonstrates how to get the last-modified date/time for a file on the FTP server by specifying the remote file path.

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load ./chilkat.dll

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

set ftp [new_CkFtp2]

CkFtp2_put_Hostname $ftp "ftp.example.com"
CkFtp2_put_Username $ftp "myLogin"
CkFtp2_put_Password $ftp "myPassword"
# Use explicit TLS
CkFtp2_put_AuthTls $ftp 1
CkFtp2_put_Port $ftp 21

# For debugging, turn on session logging so we can examine what is sent by the server.
CkFtp2_put_KeepSessionLog $ftp 1

# Connect and login to the FTP server.
set success [CkFtp2_Connect $ftp]
if {$success != 1} then {
    puts [CkFtp2_lastErrorText $ftp]
    delete_CkFtp2 $ftp
    exit
}

CkFtp2_ChangeRemoteDir $ftp "AAWorkarea"

# Get the last-modified date/time information for the file "package.tgz"
# dt is a CkDateTime
set dt [CkFtp2_GetLastModDtByName $ftp "package.tgz"]
if {[CkFtp2_get_LastMethodSuccess $ftp] == 0} then {
    puts [CkFtp2_lastErrorText $ftp]
    delete_CkFtp2 $ftp
    exit
}

puts [CkDateTime_getAsTimestamp $dt 0]
delete_CkDateTime $dt

# Show the session log so we can see the details of the date/time information sent by the server.
# This tells us what information is available.  Some FTP servers provide better and more accurate information
# than others.

puts "---- Session Log ----"
puts [CkFtp2_sessionLog $ftp]

CkFtp2_Disconnect $ftp

delete_CkFtp2 $ftp