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Remove Directory

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Delete a remote FTP directory.

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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;
    }

    // Delete a directory on the FTP server.  The directory
    // must not contain any files, otherwise an error status
    // will be returned.  Most FTP servers do not allow
    // directories containing files to be deleted.
    success = ftp.RemoveRemoteDir(L"newDirName");
    if (success != true) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",ftp.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    success = ftp.Disconnect();
    }