Unicode C++

Get FTP Directory Listing as XML

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Demonstrates how to call GetXmlDirListing and parse the results. Unicode C++

#include <CkFtp2W.h>
#include <CkXmlW.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    bool success = false;

    // This example assumes Chilkat Ftp2 to have been previously unlocked.
    // See Unlock Ftp2 for sample code.

    CkFtp2W ftp;

    ftp.put_Hostname(L"www.my-ftp-server.com");
    ftp.put_Username(L"mFtpLogin");
    ftp.put_Password(L"myFtpPassword");

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

    // Authenticate with the FTP server.
    success = ftp.LoginAfterConnectOnly();
    if (success != true) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",ftp.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    // Retrieve (in XML format) the HOME directory of this FTP account.
    const wchar_t *xmlListing = ftp.getXmlDirListing(L"*.*");
    if (ftp.get_LastMethodSuccess() != true) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",ftp.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    // Now load the XML and parse it..
    CkXmlW xml;
    xml.LoadXml(xmlListing);
    wprintf(L"%s\n",xml.getXml());

    // Iterate over the XML...
    int i = 0;
    int numEntries = xml.get_NumChildren();
    while (i < numEntries) {
        CkXmlW *xEntry = xml.GetChild(i);
        if (xEntry->TagEquals(L"dir") == true) {
            wprintf(L"Directory: %s\n",xEntry->content());
        }
        else {
            int sz = xEntry->GetChildIntValue(L"size");
            wprintf(L"File: %s, size: %d\n",xEntry->getChildContent(L"name"),sz);
            CkXmlW *xLastMod = xEntry->FindChild(L"lastModTime");
            if (xEntry->get_LastMethodSuccess() == true) {
                int month = xLastMod->GetAttrValueInt(L"m");
                int year = xLastMod->GetAttrValueInt(L"y");
                int day = xLastMod->GetAttrValueInt(L"d");
                wprintf(L"    YYYY-MM-DD: %d-%d-%d\n",year,month,day);
                delete xLastMod;
            }

        }

        delete xEntry;
        i = i + 1;
    }

    ftp.Disconnect();

    wprintf(L"Success.\n");

    // Sample XML directory listing:
    // <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
    // <remoteDir>
    //     <dir>Desktop</dir>
    //     <dir>Documents</dir>
    //     <dir>Downloads</dir>
    //     <dir>Music</dir>
    //     <dir>Pictures</dir>
    //     <dir>Public</dir>
    //     <dir>Templates</dir>
    //     <dir>Videos</dir>
    //     <file>
    //         <name>c.py</name>
    //         <size>1244</size>
    //         <lastModTime full="20151009-000000" y="2015" d="9" m="10" hh="0" mm="0" ss="0" />
    //     </file>
    //     <file>
    //         <name>cacerts_linux</name>
    //         <size>177207</size>
    //         <lastModTime full="20140915-000000" y="2014" d="15" m="9" hh="0" mm="0" ss="0" />
    //     </file>
    //     <file>
    //         <name>empty.txt</name>
    //         <size>0</size>
    //         <lastModTime full="20150917-000000" y="2015" d="17" m="9" hh="0" mm="0" ss="0" />
    //     </file>
    //     <file>
    //         <name>hamlet.xml</name>
    //         <size>279658</size>
    //         <lastModTime full="20160917-084100" y="2016" d="17" m="9" hh="8" mm="41" ss="0" />
    //     </file>
    // </remoteDir>
    // 
    // 
    }