Unicode C++

Simple FTP Download

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Simple example to download a file from an FTP server. Unicode C++

#include <CkFtp2W.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    bool success = false;

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

    CkFtp2W ftp;

    ftp.put_Hostname(L"ftp.someFtpServer.com");
    ftp.put_Username(L"myLogin");
    ftp.put_Password(L"myPassword");

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

    // Change to the remote directory where the file is located.
    // This step is only necessary if the file is not in the root directory
    // for the FTP account.
    success = ftp.ChangeRemoteDir(L"junk");
    if (success != true) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",ftp.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    const wchar_t *localFilename = L"c:/temp/hamlet.xml";
    const wchar_t *remoteFilename = L"hamlet.xml";

    // Download a file.
    success = ftp.GetFile(remoteFilename,localFilename);
    if (success != true) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",ftp.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    success = ftp.Disconnect();

    wprintf(L"File Downloaded!\n");
    }