Delphi ActiveX Requires Chilkat v11.0.0+

Get Last Modified Date/Time of Files in a Remote Directory

Gets the last-modified date/times of files in a remote FTP directory. Delphi ActiveX

var
success: Integer;
ftp: TChilkatFtp2;
n: Integer;
i: Integer;

begin
success := 0;

//  This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
//  See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

ftp := TChilkatFtp2.Create(Self);

ftp.Hostname := 'ftp.example.com';
ftp.Username := 'myLogin';
ftp.Password := 'myPassword';
//  Use explicit TLS
ftp.AuthTls := 1;
ftp.Port := 21;

//  For debugging, turn on session logging so we can examine what is sent by the server.
ftp.KeepSessionLog := 1;

//  Connect and login to the FTP server.
success := ftp.Connect();
if (success = 0) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(ftp.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

//  Iterate over .txt files.
ftp.ListPattern := '*.txt';
n := ftp.GetDirCount();
Memo1.Lines.Add('n = ' + IntToStr(n));

i := 0;
while i < n do
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(IntToStr(i) + ': ' + ftp.GetFilename(i) + ', ' + ftp.GetLastModifiedTimeStr(i));
    i := i + 1;
  end;

//  Show the session log so we can see the details of the FTP directory listing sent by the server.
//  This tells us what information is available.  Some FTP servers provide better and more accurate information
//  than others.

Memo1.Lines.Add('---- Session Log ----');
Memo1.Lines.Add(ftp.SessionLog);

ftp.Disconnect();