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Passive FTP Download

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Simple example to download a file from an FTP server using passive mode. Xbase++

LOCAL nSuccess
LOCAL oFtp
LOCAL cLocalFilename
LOCAL cRemoteFilename

nSuccess := 0

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

oFtp := CreateObject("Chilkat.Ftp2")

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

//  Use passive mode:
oFtp:Passive := 1

//  Connect and login to the FTP server.
nSuccess := oFtp:Connect()
IF (nSuccess != 1)
    ? oFtp:LastErrorText
    oFtp:destroy()
    RETURN
ENDIF

//  Change to the remote directory where the file is located.
//  This step is only necessary if the file is not in the root directory
//  for the FTP account.
nSuccess := oFtp:ChangeRemoteDir("junk")
IF (nSuccess != 1)
    ? oFtp:LastErrorText
    oFtp:destroy()
    RETURN
ENDIF

//  Download a file.
cLocalFilename := "hamlet.xml"
cRemoteFilename := "hamlet.xml"

nSuccess := oFtp:GetFile(cRemoteFilename, cLocalFilename)
IF (nSuccess != 1)
    ? oFtp:LastErrorText
    oFtp:destroy()
    RETURN
ENDIF

nSuccess := oFtp:Disconnect()

? "File Downloaded!"

oFtp:destroy()