Upload Directory Tree using a Plan

Chilkat FTP provides two methods to make it easier to upload large directory trees to an FTP server. The CreatePlan/PutPlan methods can be used to upload and resume an upload if an external failure occurs while the upload is in progress. The CreatePlan method recursively descends the local filesystem directory tree and creates a "plan" of all the files and directories that will be uploaded by PutPlan. The PutPlan method accepts a "plan", and keeps a log file of its progress as it proceeds. If PutPlan fails, it can be called again with the same log file to resume the upload.

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LOCAL loFtp
LOCAL lnSuccess
LOCAL lcPlan

loFtp = CreateObject('Chilkat.Ftp2')

*  Any string unlocks the component for the 1st 30-days.
lnSuccess = loFtp.UnlockComponent("Anything for 30-day trial")
IF (lnSuccess <> 1) THEN
    =MESSAGEBOX(loFtp.LastErrorText)
    QUIT
ENDIF

loFtp.Hostname = "ftp.chilkatsoft.com"
loFtp.Username = "myLogin"
loFtp.Password = "myPassword"

*  Connect and login to the FTP server.
lnSuccess = loFtp.Connect()
IF (lnSuccess <> 1) THEN
    =MESSAGEBOX(loFtp.LastErrorText)
    QUIT
ENDIF

*  Set the current remote directory to the root where the
*  directory tree will be uploaded.
lnSuccess = loFtp.ChangeRemoteDir("/something")
IF (lnSuccess <> 1) THEN
    =MESSAGEBOX(loFtp.LastErrorText)
    QUIT
ENDIF

*  Create a plan for uploading the entire
*  directory tree rooted at c:/temp/something

lcPlan = loFtp.CreatePlan("c:/temp/something")

? lcPlan

*  Upload from the plan:
lnSuccess = loFtp.PutPlan(lcPlan,"planLog.txt")
IF (lnSuccess <> 1) THEN
    =MESSAGEBOX(loFtp.LastErrorText)
    QUIT
ENDIF

*  If PutPlan fails while in progress, it may be called again
*  to resume the upload.  Simply pass the same plan and plan log
*  to PutPlan.  PutPlan will skip over the files/directories
*  already uploaded and resume where it left off.

loFtp.Disconnect()