Download Text File into String Variable

Download a text file directly into a string variable.

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#include <CkFtp2.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    CkFtp2 ftp;

    bool success;

    //  Any string unlocks the component for the 1st 30-days.
    success = ftp.UnlockComponent("Anything for 30-day trial");
    if (success != true) {
        printf("%s\n",ftp.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    ftp.put_Hostname("www.example-code.com");
    ftp.put_Username("example-code.com");
    ftp.put_Password("****");
    ftp.put_Passive(true);

    //  Connect and login to the FTP server.
    success = ftp.Connect();
    if (success != true) {
        printf("%s\n",ftp.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    //  Change to the remote directory where the existing file is located.
    success = ftp.ChangeRemoteDir("junk");
    if (success != true) {
        printf("%s\n",ftp.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    //  Download the contents of the remote file into memory.
    const char * fileContents;
    const char * remoteFilename;
    remoteFilename = "hamletQuote.txt";

    fileContents = ftp.getRemoteFileTextData(remoteFilename);
    if (fileContents == 0 ) {
        printf("%s\n",ftp.lastErrorText());
    }
    else {
        printf("%s\n",fileContents);
    }

    ftp.Disconnect();


    }