Unicode C

Delete FTP Directory Tree

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Delete an entire directory tree on an FTP server. Unicode C

#include <C_CkFtp2W.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    BOOL success;
    HCkFtp2W ftp;

    success = FALSE;

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

    ftp = CkFtp2W_Create();

    CkFtp2W_putHostname(ftp,L"ftp.yourftpserver.com");
    CkFtp2W_putUsername(ftp,L"****");
    CkFtp2W_putPassword(ftp,L"****");

    // Connect and login to the FTP server.
    success = CkFtp2W_Connect(ftp);
    if (success != TRUE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkFtp2W_lastErrorText(ftp));
        CkFtp2W_Dispose(ftp);
        return;
    }

    // Set the current remote directory to the root of
    // the tree to be deleted
    success = CkFtp2W_ChangeRemoteDir(ftp,L"/something");
    if (success != TRUE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkFtp2W_lastErrorText(ftp));
        CkFtp2W_Dispose(ftp);
        return;
    }

    // Delete the entire tree.  All sub-directories and files are deleted.
    success = CkFtp2W_DeleteTree(ftp);
    if (success != TRUE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkFtp2W_lastErrorText(ftp));
        CkFtp2W_Dispose(ftp);
        return;
    }

    // The /something directory still exists.  To delete it,
    // we move up one directory level and then delete it.
    success = CkFtp2W_ChangeRemoteDir(ftp,L"..");
    if (success != TRUE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkFtp2W_lastErrorText(ftp));
        CkFtp2W_Dispose(ftp);
        return;
    }

    success = CkFtp2W_RemoveRemoteDir(ftp,L"something");
    if (success != TRUE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkFtp2W_lastErrorText(ftp));
        CkFtp2W_Dispose(ftp);
        return;
    }

    success = CkFtp2W_Disconnect(ftp);


    CkFtp2W_Dispose(ftp);

    }