Delete Files Matching Pattern

The DeleteMatching method deletes all files in the current remote directory matching a wildcarded filename.

Download Chilkat FTP2 ActiveX

CREATE PROCEDURE ChilkatSample
AS
BEGIN
    DECLARE @hr int
    DECLARE @sTmp0 nvarchar(4000)
    DECLARE @ftp int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.Ftp2', @ftp OUT
    IF @hr <> 0
    BEGIN
        PRINT 'Failed to create ActiveX component'
        RETURN
    END

    DECLARE @success int

    --  Any string unlocks the component for the 1st 30-days.
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @ftp, 'UnlockComponent', @success OUT, 'Anything for 30-day trial'
    IF @success <> 1
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @ftp, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        RETURN
      END

    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @ftp, 'Hostname', 'www.chilkatsoft.com'
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @ftp, 'Username', 'MyLogin'
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @ftp, 'Password', 'MyPassword'

    --  Connect and login to the FTP server.
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @ftp, 'Connect', @success OUT
    IF @success <> 1
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @ftp, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        RETURN
      END

    --  Change to the remote directory where the files to be deleted are located.
    --  for the FTP account.
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @ftp, 'ChangeRemoteDir', @success OUT, 'junk'
    IF @success <> 1
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @ftp, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        RETURN
      END

    --  Delete all files with filenames matching "ftp_*.asp"
    DECLARE @numDeleted int

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @ftp, 'DeleteMatching', @numDeleted OUT, 'ftp_*.asp'
    IF @numDeleted < 0
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @ftp, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        RETURN
      END

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @ftp, 'Disconnect', NULL



    PRINT STR(@numDeleted) + ' Files Deleted!'
END
GO