Binary and ASCII FTP Transfer Modes

The SetTypeBinary() and SetTypeAscii() method can be called to change the current transfer mode. The default transfer mode is binary. Once SetTypeAscii() or SetTypeBinary() is called, all subsequent transfers will occur in that mode.

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uses
    Windows, Messages, SysUtils, Variants, Classes, Graphics, Controls, Forms,
    Dialogs, StdCtrls,
    CHILKATFTP2Lib_TLB,
    OleCtrls;

...

procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
var
ftp: TChilkatFtp2;
success: Integer;
localFilename: String;
remoteFilename: String;

begin
ftp := TChilkatFtp2.Create(Self);

//  Any string unlocks the component for the 1st 30-days.
success := ftp.UnlockComponent('Anything for 30-day trial');
if (success <> 1) then
  begin
    ShowMessage(ftp.LastErrorText);

  end;

ftp.Hostname := 'ftp.secureftp-test.com';
ftp.Username := 'test';
ftp.Password := 'test';

//  Connect and login to the FTP server.
success := ftp.Connect();
if (success <> 1) then
  begin
    ShowMessage(ftp.LastErrorText);

  end;

//  Set the transfer mode to ASCII
success := ftp.SetTypeAscii();
if (success <> 1) then
  begin
    ShowMessage(ftp.LastErrorText);

  end;

//  Change to the remote directory where the file will be uploaded.
success := ftp.ChangeRemoteDir('junk');
if (success <> 1) then
  begin
    ShowMessage(ftp.LastErrorText);

  end;

//  Upload a file.
localFilename := 'hamlet.xml';
remoteFilename := 'hamlet.xml';

//  Turn on session logging for the upload:
ftp.KeepSessionLog := 1;

success := ftp.PutFile(localFilename,remoteFilename);
if (success <> 1) then
  begin
    ShowMessage(ftp.LastErrorText);

  end;

//  View the session log.  You can verify visually that
//  the transfer was in ascii mode.
Memo1.Lines.Add(ftp.SessionLog);

ftp.Disconnect();

ShowMessage('File Uploaded!');
end;