Unicode C

Download Multiple Files Matching Pattern

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The MGetFiles method can be called to download all files matching a wildcarded filename pattern. Unicode C

#include <C_CkFtp2W.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    BOOL success;
    HCkFtp2W ftp;
    int numFilesDownloaded;

    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"myUsername");
    CkFtp2W_putPassword(ftp,L"myPassword");
    CkFtp2W_putPort(ftp,21);
    CkFtp2W_putAuthTls(ftp,TRUE);

    //  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;
    }

    //  Change to the remote directory where the files are located.
    //  This step is only necessary if the files are not in the root directory
    //  of the FTP account.
    success = CkFtp2W_ChangeRemoteDir(ftp,L"qa");
    if (success != TRUE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkFtp2W_lastErrorText(ftp));
        CkFtp2W_Dispose(ftp);
        return;
    }

    //  Download all files with filenames matching "*.txt";
    //  The files are downloaded into c:/temp/qa_output
    numFilesDownloaded = CkFtp2W_MGetFiles(ftp,L"*.txt",L"c:/temp/qa_output");
    if (numFilesDownloaded < 0) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkFtp2W_lastErrorText(ftp));
        CkFtp2W_Dispose(ftp);
        return;
    }

    success = CkFtp2W_Disconnect(ftp);

    wprintf(L"%d Files Downloaded!\n",numFilesDownloaded);


    CkFtp2W_Dispose(ftp);

    }