(VB.NET) Get FTP Directory Listing as XML

Demonstrates how to call GetXmlDirListing and parse the results.

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

Dim ftp As New Chilkat.Ftp2

ftp.Hostname = "www.my-ftp-server.com"
ftp.Username = "mFtpLogin"
ftp.Password = "myFtpPassword"

' Connect to the FTP server.
Dim success As Boolean = ftp.ConnectOnly()
If (success <> True) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(ftp.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


' Authenticate with the FTP server.
success = ftp.LoginAfterConnectOnly()
If (success <> True) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(ftp.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


' Retrieve (in XML format) the HOME directory of this FTP account.
Dim xmlListing As String = ftp.GetXmlDirListing("*.*")
If (ftp.LastMethodSuccess <> True) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(ftp.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


' Now load the XML and parse it..
Dim xml As New Chilkat.Xml
xml.LoadXml(xmlListing)
Debug.WriteLine(xml.GetXml())

' Iterate over the XML...
Dim i As Integer = 0
Dim numEntries As Integer = xml.NumChildren
While i < numEntries
    Dim xEntry As Chilkat.Xml = xml.GetChild(i)
    If (xEntry.TagEquals("dir") = True) Then
        Debug.WriteLine("Directory: " & xEntry.Content)
    Else
        Dim sz As Integer = xEntry.GetChildIntValue("size")
        Debug.WriteLine("File: " & xEntry.GetChildContent("name") & ", size: " & sz)
        Dim xLastMod As Chilkat.Xml = xEntry.FindChild("lastModTime")
        If (xEntry.LastMethodSuccess = True) Then
            Dim month As Integer = xLastMod.GetAttrValueInt("m")
            Dim year As Integer = xLastMod.GetAttrValueInt("y")
            Dim day As Integer = xLastMod.GetAttrValueInt("d")
            Debug.WriteLine("    YYYY-MM-DD: " & year & "-" & month & "-" & day)

        End If

    End If



    i = i + 1
End While

ftp.Disconnect()

Debug.WriteLine("Success.")

' Sample XML directory listing:
' <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
' <remoteDir>
'     <dir>Desktop</dir>
'     <dir>Documents</dir>
'     <dir>Downloads</dir>
'     <dir>Music</dir>
'     <dir>Pictures</dir>
'     <dir>Public</dir>
'     <dir>Templates</dir>
'     <dir>Videos</dir>
'     <file>
'         <name>c.py</name>
'         <size>1244</size>
'         <lastModTime full="20151009-000000" y="2015" d="9" m="10" hh="0" mm="0" ss="0" />
'     </file>
'     <file>
'         <name>cacerts_linux</name>
'         <size>177207</size>
'         <lastModTime full="20140915-000000" y="2014" d="15" m="9" hh="0" mm="0" ss="0" />
'     </file>
'     <file>
'         <name>empty.txt</name>
'         <size>0</size>
'         <lastModTime full="20150917-000000" y="2015" d="17" m="9" hh="0" mm="0" ss="0" />
'     </file>
'     <file>
'         <name>hamlet.xml</name>
'         <size>279658</size>
'         <lastModTime full="20160917-084100" y="2016" d="17" m="9" hh="8" mm="41" ss="0" />
'     </file>
' </remoteDir>
' 
'