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Demonstrates how to connect using implicit SSL on port 990. The FTP component connects using SSL on port 990, which is the de-facto standard FTP SSL port. Not all FTP servers support implicit SSL. An alternative is to use AUTH SSL (also called AUTH TLS).

Dim fso, outFile
Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Set outFile = fso.CreateTextFile("output.txt", True)

set ftp = CreateObject("Chilkat.Ftp2")

'  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
    WScript.Quit
End If

'  You may use this account for testing.
'  This account allows for directory listings and files
'  to be downloaded.  However, file uploads are not allowed.
ftp.Hostname = "ftp.secureftp-test.com"
ftp.Username = "test"
ftp.Password = "test"
ftp.Port = 990

'  We don't want AUTH SSL:
ftp.AuthTls = 0

'  We want Implicit SSL:
ftp.Ssl = 1

'  Connect and login to the FTP server.
success = ftp.Connect()
If (success <> 1) Then
    MsgBox ftp.LastErrorText
    WScript.Quit
Else
    '  LastErrorText contains information even when
    '  successful. This allows you to visually verify
    '  that the secure connection actually occurred.
    outFile.WriteLine(ftp.LastErrorText)
End If

MsgBox "FTPS Channel Established!"

'  Do whatever you're doing to do ...
'  upload files, download files, etc...

ftp.Disconnect 
outFile.Close