Passive FTP Download

Simple example to download a file from an FTP server using passive mode.

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Dim ftp As New Chilkat.Ftp2()

Dim success As Boolean

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


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

' The default data transfer mode is "Active" as opposed to "Passive".
' Set the Passive property to use Passive mode FTP transfers.
ftp.Passive = true

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


' Change to the remote directory where the file is located.
' This step is only necessary if the file is not in the root directory
' for the FTP account.
success = ftp.ChangeRemoteDir("junk")
If (success <> true) Then
    MsgBox(ftp.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


' Download a file.
Dim localFilename As String
localFilename = "hamlet.xml"
Dim remoteFilename As String
remoteFilename = "hamlet.xml"

success = ftp.GetFile(remoteFilename,localFilename)
If (success <> true) Then
    MsgBox(ftp.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


ftp.Disconnect()

MsgBox("File Downloaded!")