Save String Variable to File on FTP Server

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Save the contents of a string variable to a file on an FTP server.

Chilkat.Ftp2 ftp = new Chilkat.Ftp2();

bool success;

// Any string unlocks the component for the 1st 30-days.
success = ftp.UnlockComponent("Anything for 30-day trial");
if (success != true) {
    MessageBox.Show(ftp.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

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

// Connect and login to the FTP server.
success = ftp.Connect();
if (success != true) {
    MessageBox.Show(ftp.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

// Change to the remote directory where the existing file is located.
success = ftp.ChangeRemoteDir("junk");
if (success != true) {
    MessageBox.Show(ftp.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

// Upload the contents of a string to a remote file.
string fileContents;
fileContents = "To be, or not to be: that is the question.";
string remoteFilename;
remoteFilename = "hamletQuote.txt";

// The last argument to PutFileFromTextData is a charset name.
// The string is automatically converted (if necessary) to this
// charset before uploading.
success = ftp.PutFileFromTextData(remoteFilename,fileContents,"windows-1252");
if (success != true) {
    MessageBox.Show(ftp.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

ftp.Disconnect();

MessageBox.Show("String Uploaded!");