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.

Chilkat Module for Perl 5.8.*

Chilkat Module for Perl 5.10.*

Chilkat Module for Perl 5.8.* (x64)

Chilkat Module for Perl 5.10.* (x64)

use chilkat;

$ftp = new chilkat::CkFtp2();

#  Any string unlocks the component for the 1st 30-days.
$success = $ftp->UnlockComponent("Anything for 30-day trial");
if ($success != 1) {
    print $ftp->lastErrorText() . "\n";
    exit;
}

$ftp->put_Hostname("ftp.chilkatsoft.com");
$ftp->put_Username("mylogin");
$ftp->put_Password("mypassword");

#  Connect and login to the FTP server.
$success = $ftp->Connect();
if ($success != 1) {
    print $ftp->lastErrorText() . "\n";
    exit;
}

#  ...

#  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 ($ftp->get_IsConnected() == 1) {
    print "Connected!" . "\n";
}
else {
    print "Not connected!" . "\n";
}

#  ...

$ftp->Disconnect();