Get Information about a Specific Remote File

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Demonstrates how to get information about a specific file on the FTP server.

set ftp = CreateObject("Chilkat.Ftp2")
ftp.UnlockComponent "any string begins the 30-day trial"

ftp.Username = "***"
ftp.Password = "***"
ftp.Hostname = "ftp.***.com"

ok = ftp.Connect()
if (ok <> 1) then
	MsgBox ftp.LastErrorText
end if

' Get information about a specific file on the remote FTP server.
' (The filename is specified exactly with no wildcard characters)
ftp.ListPattern = "test.html"

' Does that file exist?
if (ftp.NumFilesAndDirs <> 1) then
	MsgBox "File does not exist"
else
	' Display the size of the file in bytes.
	MsgBox ftp.GetSize(0)
end if