Delete Remote FTP Files Matching a Wildcard Pattern

Download: Chilkat .NET Assemblies

C# program demonstrating how to delete remote FTP files that match a wildcard pattern.

    Chilkat.Ftp2 ftp = new Chilkat.Ftp2();
    bool unlocked = ftp.UnlockComponent("Anything begins 30-day trial");
    if (!unlocked)
    {
	MessageBox.Show(ftp.LastErrorText);
	return;
    }
    
    ftp.Hostname = "ftp.***.com";
    ftp.Username = "***";
    ftp.Password = "***";
    
    bool ok = ftp.Connect();
    if (!ok)
    {
	MessageBox.Show(ftp.LastErrorText);
	return;
    }
    
    // Delete files in the current remote directory matching a pattern
    // and return the number of files deleted.
    int count = ftp.DeleteMatching("*.txt");
    if (count == -1)
    {
	MessageBox.Show(ftp.LastErrorText);
	return;
    }

Important: The download for this example does not contain the ChilkatDotNet.dll which
must be downloaded and installed separately at http://www.chilkatsoft.com/downloads.asp.
Once installed, add a reference to the DLL in the project by following the instructions at
http://www.example-code.com/vbdotnet/step2.asp