(VB.NET UWP/WinRT) Get Last Modified Date/Time of Files in a Remote Directory

Gets the last-modified date/times of files in a remote FTP directory.

Chilkat Universal Windows Platform (UWP) / WinRT Downloads Chilkat for the Universal Windows Platform (UWP)

' 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 = "myLogin"
ftp.Password = "myPassword"
' Use explicit TLS
ftp.AuthTls = True
ftp.Port = 21

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

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


' Iterate over .txt files.
ftp.ListPattern = "*.txt"
Dim n As Integer = Await ftp.GetDirCountAsync()
Debug.WriteLine("n = " & n)

Dim dt As Chilkat.CkDateTime
Dim i As Integer = 0
While i < n
    ' Get the last-modified date/time as a CkDateTime object.
    dt = Await ftp.GetLastModDtAsync(i)
    Debug.WriteLine(i & ": " & Await ftp.GetFilenameAsync(i) & ", " & dt.GetAsTimestamp(False))


    i = i + 1
End While

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

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

Await ftp.DisconnectAsync()