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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.

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#include <C_CkFtp2W.h>

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

    success = FALSE;

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

    ftp = CkFtp2W_Create();

    CkFtp2W_putHostname(ftp,L"ftp.example.com");
    CkFtp2W_putUsername(ftp,L"login");
    CkFtp2W_putPassword(ftp,L"password");

    // Connect and login to the FTP server.
    success = CkFtp2W_Connect(ftp);
    if (success != TRUE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkFtp2W_lastErrorText(ftp));
        CkFtp2W_Dispose(ftp);
        return;
    }

    // The ListPattern property is our directory listing filter.
    // The default value is "*", which includes everything.
    wprintf(L"%s\n",CkFtp2W_listPattern(ftp));

    // To get file and sub-directory information, simply
    // loop from 0 to ftp.GetDirCount() - 1

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

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

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

            // Display the file size (in bytes)
            wprintf(L"%d\n",CkFtp2W_GetSize(ftp,i));

            // Is this a sub-directory?
            if (CkFtp2W_GetIsDirectory(ftp,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.
    CkFtp2W_putListPattern(ftp,L"*.asp");
    n = CkFtp2W_GetDirCount(ftp);
    if (n < 0) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkFtp2W_lastErrorText(ftp));
        CkFtp2W_Dispose(ftp);
        return;
    }

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

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

            // Display the file size (in bytes)
            wprintf(L"%d\n",CkFtp2W_GetSize(ftp,i));

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

    }

    success = CkFtp2W_Disconnect(ftp);


    CkFtp2W_Dispose(ftp);

    }