(Xojo Plugin) Get the Last-Modified Date/Time for one File by Name

Demonstrates how to get the last-modified date/time for a file on the FTP server by specifying the remote file path.

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// 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
success = ftp.Connect()
If (success <> True) Then
    System.DebugLog(ftp.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If

success = ftp.ChangeRemoteDir("AAWorkarea")

// Get the last-modified date/time information for the file "package.tgz"
Dim dt As Chilkat.CkDateTime
dt = ftp.GetLastModDtByName("package.tgz")
If (ftp.LastMethodSuccess = False) Then
    System.DebugLog(ftp.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If

System.DebugLog(dt.GetAsTimestamp(False))

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

System.DebugLog("---- Session Log ----")
System.DebugLog(ftp.SessionLog)

success = ftp.Disconnect()