Delete FTP Directory Tree

Delete an entire directory tree on an FTP server.

Download Chilkat FTP2 ActiveX

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

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

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

'  Set the current remote directory to the root of
'  the tree to be deleted
success = ftp.ChangeRemoteDir("/something")
If (success <> 1) Then
    MsgBox ftp.LastErrorText
    WScript.Quit
End If

'  Delete the entire tree.  All sub-directories and files are deleted.
success = ftp.DeleteTree()
If (success <> 1) Then
    MsgBox ftp.LastErrorText
    WScript.Quit
End If

'  The /something directory still exists.  To delete it,
'  we move up one directory level and then delete it.
success = ftp.ChangeRemoteDir("..")
If (success <> 1) Then
    MsgBox ftp.LastErrorText
    WScript.Quit
End If

success = ftp.RemoveRemoteDir("something")
If (success <> 1) Then
    MsgBox ftp.LastErrorText
    WScript.Quit
End If

ftp.Disconnect