Get FTP Directory Listing Information

ASP example showing how to get information about files and subdirectories in the current remote FTP directory.

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<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">
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<%
set ftp = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.Ftp2")

'  Any string unlocks the component for the 1st 30-days.
success = ftp.UnlockComponent("Anything for 30-day trial")
If (success <> 1) Then
    Response.Write ftp.LastErrorText & "<br>"

End If

ftp.Hostname = "www.example-code.com"
ftp.Username = "****"
ftp.Password = "****"

'  Connect and login to the FTP server.
success = ftp.Connect()
If (success <> 1) Then
    Response.Write ftp.LastErrorText & "<br>"

End If

'  The ListPattern property is our directory listing filter.
'  The default value is "*", which includes everything.
Response.Write ftp.ListPattern & "<br>"

'  To get file and sub-directory information, simply
'  loop from 0 to ftp.NumFilesAndDirs - 1

n = ftp.NumFilesAndDirs
If (n < 0) Then
    Response.Write ftp.LastErrorText & "<br>"

End If

If (n > 0) Then
    For i = 0 To n - 1

        '  Display the filename
        Response.Write ftp.GetFilename(i) & "<br>"

        '  Display the file size (in bytes)
        Response.Write ftp.GetSize(i) & "<br>"

        '  Is this a sub-directory?
        If (ftp.GetIsDirectory(i) = 1) Then
            Response.Write ".. this is a sub-directory" & "<br>"
        End If

        Response.Write "--" & "<br>"
    Next
End If

Response.Write "-----------------------------------" & "<br>"

'  Changing the ListPattern automatically changes the value
'  of the NumFilesAndDirs property.  Only files and directories
'  matching the ListPattern are returned.
ftp.ListPattern = "*.asp"
n = ftp.NumFilesAndDirs
If (n < 0) Then
    Response.Write ftp.LastErrorText & "<br>"

End If

If (n > 0) Then
    For i = 0 To n - 1

        '  Display the filename
        Response.Write ftp.GetFilename(i) & "<br>"

        '  Display the file size (in bytes)
        Response.Write ftp.GetSize(i) & "<br>"

        Response.Write "--" & "<br>"
    Next
End If

ftp.Disconnect 
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