(Visual Basic 6.0) Determine if Connected and Logged On

The IsConnected property indicates whether or not the FTP component has a valid TCP/IP connection (and is logged on) to the FTP server.

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"

' 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

' ...

' At any point in an FTP session, the IsConnected property
' can be checked to determine if the component has remained
' connected to the FTP server.
If (ftp.IsConnected = 1) Then
    Debug.Print "Connected!"
Else
    Debug.Print "Not connected!"
End If

' ...

success = ftp.Disconnect()