Simple FTP Download

Simple example to download a file from an FTP server.

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// Needs #include <CkFtp2.h>

    CkString strOut;

    CkFtp2 ftp;

    bool success;

    //  Any string unlocks the component for the 1st 30-days.
    success = ftp.UnlockComponent("Anything for 30-day trial");
    if (success != true) {
        strOut.append(ftp.lastErrorText());
        strOut.append("\r\n");
        SetDlgItemText(IDC_EDIT1,strOut.getUnicode());
        return;
    }

    ftp.put_Hostname("ftp.example-code.com");
    ftp.put_Username("myLogin");
    ftp.put_Password("myPassword");

    //  The default data transfer mode is "Active" as opposed to "Passive".

    //  Connect and login to the FTP server.
    success = ftp.Connect();
    if (success != true) {
        strOut.append(ftp.lastErrorText());
        strOut.append("\r\n");
        SetDlgItemText(IDC_EDIT1,strOut.getUnicode());
        return;
    }

    //  Change to the remote directory where the file is located.
    //  This step is only necessary if the file is not in the root directory
    //  for the FTP account.
    success = ftp.ChangeRemoteDir("junk");
    if (success != true) {
        strOut.append(ftp.lastErrorText());
        strOut.append("\r\n");
        SetDlgItemText(IDC_EDIT1,strOut.getUnicode());
        return;
    }

    //  Download a file.
    const char * localFilename;
    localFilename = "c:/temp/hamlet.xml";
    const char * remoteFilename;
    remoteFilename = "hamlet.xml";

    success = ftp.GetFile(remoteFilename,localFilename);
    if (success != true) {
        strOut.append(ftp.lastErrorText());
        strOut.append("\r\n");
        SetDlgItemText(IDC_EDIT1,strOut.getUnicode());
        return;
    }

    ftp.Disconnect();

    strOut.append("File Downloaded!\r\n");

    SetDlgItemText(IDC_EDIT1,strOut.getUnicode());