(Unicode C) Get FTP File Permissions

Unicode C example showing how to retrieve file permissions (via FTP) for each file in a remote directory.

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#include <C_CkFtp2W.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    HCkFtp2W ftp;
    BOOL success;
    int i;
    int n;

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

    ftp = CkFtp2W_Create();

    // Set the various properties to establish the connection.
    CkFtp2W_putHostname(ftp,L"ftp.example.com");
    CkFtp2W_putUsername(ftp,L"login");
    CkFtp2W_putPassword(ftp,L"password");

    // If SSL/TLS is required..
    // See http://www.cknotes.com/determining-ftp2-connection-settings/ 
    // for more information.
    CkFtp2W_putAuthTls(ftp,TRUE);
    CkFtp2W_putPassiveUseHostAddr(ftp,TRUE);

    // Connect to the FTP server:
    success = CkFtp2W_ConnectOnly(ftp);
    if (success != TRUE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkFtp2W_lastErrorText(ftp));
        CkFtp2W_Dispose(ftp);
        return;
    }

    // Authenticate with the FTP server.
    success = CkFtp2W_LoginAfterConnectOnly(ftp);
    if (success != TRUE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkFtp2W_lastErrorText(ftp));
        CkFtp2W_Dispose(ftp);
        return;
    }

    // To get file permissions in UNIX format, disallow MSLD:
    CkFtp2W_putAllowMlsd(ftp,FALSE);

    // To get file and sub-directory information, simply
    // loop from 0 to ftp.GetDirCount() - 1
    i = 0;
    n = CkFtp2W_GetDirCount(ftp);
    if (n < 0) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkFtp2W_lastErrorText(ftp));
        CkFtp2W_Dispose(ftp);
        return;
    }

    // Show the type of permissions information that is available.
    // The two most common types are "mlsd" and "unix".  See the
    // online reference documentation for more information.
    if (n > 0) {
        wprintf(L"The permissions format is: %s\n",CkFtp2W_getPermType(ftp,0));
    }

    while (i < n) {

        // Display the permissions and filename
        wprintf(L"%s %s\n",CkFtp2W_getPermissions(ftp,i),CkFtp2W_getFilename(ftp,i));

        i = i + 1;
    }

    // Assuming MLSD was possible, let's see the file permissions in MLSD format:
    CkFtp2W_putAllowMlsd(ftp,TRUE);

    // Clear the directory cache so we're forced to re-fetch the directory listing:
    CkFtp2W_ClearDirCache(ftp);

    n = CkFtp2W_GetDirCount(ftp);
    if (n < 0) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkFtp2W_lastErrorText(ftp));
        CkFtp2W_Dispose(ftp);
        return;
    }

    // Show the type of permissions information that is available.
    // The two most common types are "mlsd" and "unix".  See the
    // online reference documentation for more information.
    if (n > 0) {
        wprintf(L"----\n");
        wprintf(L"The permissions format is: %s\n",CkFtp2W_getPermType(ftp,0));
    }

    i = 0;
    while (i < n) {

        // Display the permissions and filename
        wprintf(L"%s %s\n",CkFtp2W_getPermissions(ftp,i),CkFtp2W_getFilename(ftp,i));

        i = i + 1;
    }

    success = CkFtp2W_Disconnect(ftp);


    CkFtp2W_Dispose(ftp);

    }