Download Text File into String Variable

Download a text file directly into a string variable.

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Dim ftp As New ChilkatFtp2

Dim success As Long

'  Any string unlocks the component for the 1st 30-days.
success = ftp.UnlockComponent("Anything for 30-day trial")
If (success <> 1) Then
    MsgBox ftp.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If

ftp.Hostname = "www.example-code.com"
ftp.Username = "example-code.com"
ftp.Password = "****"
ftp.Passive = 1

'  Connect and login to the FTP server.
success = ftp.Connect()
If (success <> 1) Then
    MsgBox ftp.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If

'  Change to the remote directory where the existing file is located.
success = ftp.ChangeRemoteDir("junk")
If (success <> 1) Then
    MsgBox ftp.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If

'  Download the contents of the remote file into memory.
Dim fileContents As String
Dim remoteFilename As String
remoteFilename = "hamletQuote.txt"

fileContents = ftp.GetRemoteFileTextData(remoteFilename)
If (fileContents = vbNullString ) Then
    Text1.Text = Text1.Text & ftp.LastErrorText & vbCrLf
Else
    Text1.Text = Text1.Text & fileContents & vbCrLf
End If

ftp.Disconnect