Unicode C++

Get FTP Directory Listing Information

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_LANGUAGE_ example showing how to get information about files and subdirectories in the current remote FTP directory. 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.example.com");
    ftp.put_Username(L"login");
    ftp.put_Password(L"password");

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

    // The ListPattern property is our directory listing filter.
    // The default value is "*", which includes everything.
    wprintf(L"%s\n",ftp.listPattern());

    // To get file and sub-directory information, simply
    // loop from 0 to ftp.GetDirCount() - 1
    int i;
    int n;
    n = ftp.GetDirCount();
    if (n < 0) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",ftp.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    if (n > 0) {
        for (i = 0; i <= n - 1; i++) {

            // Display the filename
            wprintf(L"%s\n",ftp.getFilename(i));

            // Display the file size (in bytes)
            wprintf(L"%d\n",ftp.GetSize(i));

            // Is this a sub-directory?
            if (ftp.GetIsDirectory(i) == true) {
                wprintf(L".. this is a sub-directory\n");
            }

            wprintf(L"--\n");
        }

    }

    wprintf(L"-----------------------------------\n");

    // Only files and directories
    // matching the ListPattern are returned.
    ftp.put_ListPattern(L"*.asp");
    n = ftp.GetDirCount();
    if (n < 0) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",ftp.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    if (n > 0) {
        for (i = 0; i <= n - 1; i++) {

            // Display the filename
            wprintf(L"%s\n",ftp.getFilename(i));

            // Display the file size (in bytes)
            wprintf(L"%d\n",ftp.GetSize(i));

            wprintf(L"--\n");
        }

    }

    success = ftp.Disconnect();
    }