Get FTP Directory Listing Information

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

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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;
i: Integer;
n: Integer;

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 := 'www.example-code.com';
ftp.Username := '****';
ftp.Password := '****';

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

  end;

//  The ListPattern property is our directory listing filter.
//  The default value is "*", which includes everything.
Memo1.Lines.Add(ftp.ListPattern);

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

n := ftp.NumFilesAndDirs;
if (n < 0) then
  begin
    ShowMessage(ftp.LastErrorText);

  end;
if (n > 0) then
  begin
    for i := 0 to n - 1 do
      begin

        //  Display the filename
        Memo1.Lines.Add(ftp.GetFilename(i));

        //  Display the file size (in bytes)
        Memo1.Lines.Add(IntToStr(ftp.GetSize(i)));

        //  Is this a sub-directory?
        if (ftp.GetIsDirectory(i) = 1) then
          begin
            Memo1.Lines.Add('.. this is a sub-directory');
          end;

        Memo1.Lines.Add('--');
      end;

  end;

Memo1.Lines.Add('-----------------------------------');

//  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
  begin
    ShowMessage(ftp.LastErrorText);

  end;
if (n > 0) then
  begin
    for i := 0 to n - 1 do
      begin

        //  Display the filename
        Memo1.Lines.Add(ftp.GetFilename(i));

        //  Display the file size (in bytes)
        Memo1.Lines.Add(IntToStr(ftp.GetSize(i)));

        Memo1.Lines.Add('--');
      end;

  end;

ftp.Disconnect();
end;