VB.NET

Quote and SendCommand

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Demonstrate the Quote and SendCommand methods. VB.NET

Dim success As Boolean = False

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

Dim ftp As New Chilkat.Ftp2

ftp.Hostname = "ftp.example.com"
ftp.Username = "login"
ftp.Password = "password"

' Connect and login to the FTP server.
success = ftp.Connect()
If (success <> True) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(ftp.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


' Tell the FTP object to keep an in-memory session log
' so we can see the commands sent to the server,
' and the responses received back.
ftp.KeepSessionLog = True

' Change the current remote directory via the Quote method:
success = ftp.Quote("CWD junk")
If (success <> True) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(ftp.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


' Move back up 
' In this case, ChangeRemoteDir sends "CWD .." to the FTP server.
success = ftp.ChangeRemoteDir("..")
If (success <> True) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(ftp.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


' Do the same via the SendCommand method where the
' raw FTP server response is returned:
Dim serverResponse As String = ftp.SendCommand("CWD junk")
If (ftp.LastMethodSuccess <> True) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(ftp.LastErrorText)
Else
    Debug.WriteLine(serverResponse)
End If


success = ftp.Disconnect()

Debug.WriteLine("Session Log:")
Debug.WriteLine(ftp.SessionLog)