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FTP Set Remote File Date/Time Equal to Local File's Last-Modified Date/Time

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Demonstrates how to set a remote file's date/time to be equal to a local file's date/time.

Important: Not all FTP servers support the ability to set a file's date/time.

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Unicode C
#include <C_CkFtp2W.h>
#include <C_CkFileAccessW.h>
#include <C_CkDateTimeW.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    BOOL success;
    HCkFtp2W ftp;
    HCkFileAccessW fac;
    HCkDateTimeW dt;
    const wchar_t *lastModTimestamp;

    success = FALSE;

    // This example assumes Chilkat Ftp2 to have been previously unlocked.
    // See Unlock Ftp2 for sample code.

    ftp = CkFtp2W_Create();

    CkFtp2W_putHostname(ftp,L"www.authtls-ftps-server.com");
    CkFtp2W_putUsername(ftp,L"FTP_LOGIN");
    CkFtp2W_putPassword(ftp,L"FTP_PASSWORD");
    CkFtp2W_putAuthTls(ftp,TRUE);
    CkFtp2W_putPort(ftp,21);

    // Connect to the FTP server using explicit TLS (AUTH TLS).
    success = CkFtp2W_ConnectOnly(ftp);
    if (success == FALSE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkFtp2W_lastErrorText(ftp));
        CkFtp2W_Dispose(ftp);
        return;
    }

    // Authenticate.
    success = CkFtp2W_LoginAfterConnectOnly(ftp);
    if (success == FALSE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkFtp2W_lastErrorText(ftp));
        CkFtp2W_Dispose(ftp);
        return;
    }

    // We're going to get the last-mod date/time for the local file
    // "qa_data/hamlet.xml", and then set the remote "hamlet.xml" to this date/time.
    fac = CkFileAccessW_Create();
    dt = CkDateTimeW_Create();
    lastModTimestamp = CkFileAccessW_getFileTimeStr(fac,L"qa_data/hamlet.xml",0);
    CkDateTimeW_SetFromTimestamp(dt,lastModTimestamp);

    success = CkFtp2W_SetRemoteFileDt(ftp,dt,L"hamlet.xml");
    if (success != TRUE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkFtp2W_lastErrorText(ftp));
        CkDateTimeW_Dispose(dt);
        CkFtp2W_Dispose(ftp);
        CkFileAccessW_Dispose(fac);
        CkDateTimeW_Dispose(dt);
        return;
    }

    CkFtp2W_Disconnect(ftp);

    wprintf(L"Success.\n");


    CkFtp2W_Dispose(ftp);
    CkFileAccessW_Dispose(fac);
    CkDateTimeW_Dispose(dt);

    }