VBScript

Download Directory Tree

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Download a directory tree from an FTP server, re-creating it on the local filesystem. VBScript

Dim fso, outFile
Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
'Create a Unicode (utf-16) output text file.
Set outFile = fso.CreateTextFile("output.txt", True, True)

success = 0

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

set ftp = CreateObject("Chilkat.Ftp2")

ftp.Hostname = "ftp.example.com"
ftp.Username = "test"
ftp.Password = "test"

' Connect and login to the FTP server.
success = ftp.Connect()
If (success <> 1) Then
    outFile.WriteLine(ftp.LastErrorText)
    WScript.Quit
End If

' Set the current remote directory to the root of
' the tree to be downloaded.
' success = ftp.ChangeRemoteDir("/something");
' if (success != cktrue) { 
' 	println ftp.LastErrorText;
' 	return;
' }

' Download the entire tree, recreating it at c:/temp/something
success = ftp.DownloadTree("c:/temp/something2")
If (success <> 1) Then
    outFile.WriteLine(ftp.LastErrorText)
    WScript.Quit
End If

success = ftp.Disconnect()

outFile.Close