VBScript

FTP Set Remote File Date/Time Equal to Local File's Last-Modified Date/Time

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Demonstrates how to set a remote file's date/time to be equal to a local file's date/time.

Important: Not all FTP servers support the ability to set a file's date/time.

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

set ftp = CreateObject("Chilkat.Ftp2")

ftp.Hostname = "www.authtls-ftps-server.com"
ftp.Username = "FTP_LOGIN"
ftp.Password = "FTP_PASSWORD"
ftp.AuthTls = 1
ftp.Port = 21

' Connect to the FTP server using explicit TLS (AUTH TLS).
success = ftp.ConnectOnly()
If (success = 0) Then
    outFile.WriteLine(ftp.LastErrorText)
    WScript.Quit
End If

' Authenticate.
success = ftp.LoginAfterConnectOnly()
If (success = 0) Then
    outFile.WriteLine(ftp.LastErrorText)
    WScript.Quit
End If

' We're going to get the last-mod date/time for the local file
' "qa_data/hamlet.xml", and then set the remote "hamlet.xml" to this date/time.
set fac = CreateObject("Chilkat.FileAccess")
set dt = CreateObject("Chilkat.CkDateTime")
lastModTimestamp = fac.GetFileTimeStr("qa_data/hamlet.xml",0)
success = dt.SetFromTimestamp(lastModTimestamp)

success = ftp.SetRemoteFileDt(dt,"hamlet.xml")
If (success <> 1) Then
    outFile.WriteLine(ftp.LastErrorText)

    WScript.Quit
End If

success = ftp.Disconnect()

outFile.WriteLine("Success.")

outFile.Close