Download Text File into String Variable

Download a text file directly into a string variable.

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import sys
import chilkat

ftp = chilkat.CkFtp2()

#  Any string unlocks the component for the 1st 30-days.
success = ftp.UnlockComponent("Anything for 30-day trial")
if (success != True):
    print ftp.lastErrorText()
    sys.exit()

ftp.put_Hostname("www.example-code.com")
ftp.put_Username("example-code.com")
ftp.put_Password("****")
ftp.put_Passive(True)

#  Connect and login to the FTP server.
success = ftp.Connect()
if (success != True):
    print ftp.lastErrorText()
    sys.exit()

#  Change to the remote directory where the existing file is located.
success = ftp.ChangeRemoteDir("junk")
if (success != True):
    print ftp.lastErrorText()
    sys.exit()

#  Download the contents of the remote file into memory.

remoteFilename = "hamletQuote.txt"

fileContents = ftp.getRemoteFileTextData(remoteFilename)
if (fileContents == None ):
    print ftp.lastErrorText()
else:
    print fileContents

ftp.Disconnect()