Determine if Connected and Logged On

The IsConnected property indicates whether or not the FTP component has a valid TCP/IP connection (and is logged on) to the FTP server.

Download Chilkat FTP2 ActiveX

LOCAL loFtp
LOCAL lnSuccess

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

*  ...

*  At any point in an FTP session, the IsConnected property
*  can be checked to determine if the component has remained
*  connected to the FTP server.
IF (loFtp.IsConnected = 1) THEN
    =MESSAGEBOX("Connected!")
ELSE
    =MESSAGEBOX("Not connected!")
ENDIF

*  ...

loFtp.Disconnect()