(Visual Basic 6.0) Get the Last-Modified Date/Time for one File by Name

Demonstrates how to get the last-modified date/time for a file on the FTP server by specifying the remote file path.

Chilkat ActiveX Downloads ActiveX for 32-bit and 64-bit Windows

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

Dim ftp As New ChilkatFtp2

ftp.Hostname = "ftp.example.com"
ftp.Username = "myLogin"
ftp.Password = "myPassword"
' Use explicit TLS
ftp.AuthTls = 1
ftp.Port = 21

' For debugging, turn on session logging so we can examine what is sent by the server.
ftp.KeepSessionLog = 1

' Connect and login to the FTP server.
Dim success As Long
success = ftp.Connect()
If (success <> 1) Then
    Debug.Print ftp.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If

success = ftp.ChangeRemoteDir("AAWorkarea")

' Get the last-modified date/time information for the file "package.tgz"
Dim dt As CkDateTime
Set dt = ftp.GetLastModDtByName("package.tgz")
If (ftp.LastMethodSuccess = 0) Then
    Debug.Print ftp.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If

Debug.Print dt.GetAsTimestamp(0)

' Show the session log so we can see the details of the date/time information sent by the server.
' This tells us what information is available.  Some FTP servers provide better and more accurate information
' than others.

Debug.Print "---- Session Log ----"
Debug.Print ftp.SessionLog

success = ftp.Disconnect()