Get Number of FIles in Directory, not including sub-directories

SQL Server example demonstrating how to get the number of files in a directory not including sub-directories.

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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.myFtpServer.com'
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @ftp, 'Username', '****'
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @ftp, 'Password', '****'

    --  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

    --  The ListPattern property is our directory listing filter.
    --  The default value is "*", which includes everything.
    EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @ftp, 'ListPattern', @sTmp0 OUT

    PRINT @sTmp0

    --  Fetch the current remote directory contents by
    --  accessing the NumFilesAndDirs property.
    DECLARE @i int

    DECLARE @n int

    EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @ftp, 'NumFilesAndDirs', @n OUT

    IF @n < 0
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @ftp, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        RETURN
      END
    IF @n > 0
      BEGIN
        --  Loop over the directory contents, incrementing the count
        --  each time it is NOT a directory.
        DECLARE @fileCount int

        SELECT @fileCount = 0
        SELECT @i = 0
        WHILE @i <= @n - 1
          BEGIN

            --  Is this NOT a sub-directory?
            EXEC sp_OAMethod @ftp, 'GetIsDirectory', @sTmp0 OUT, @i            IF @sTmp0 <> 1
              BEGIN
                SELECT @fileCount = @fileCount + 1
                --  Display the filename
                EXEC sp_OAMethod @ftp, 'GetFilename', @sTmp0 OUT, @i
                PRINT @sTmp0
              END

            SELECT @i = @i + 1
          END



        PRINT 'Total number of files = ' + STR(@fileCount)
      END

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @ftp, 'Disconnect', NULL
END
GO