Upload a Directory Tree to an FTP Server

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Demonstrates the Chilkat Ftp2.PutTree method, which uploads a local directory tree into the current remote directory, creating remote subdirectories as needed. The only argument is the local directory; its contents become children of the current remote directory.

Note: The local paths are relative to the application's current working directory. Absolute paths may also be used. Supply the paths appropriate to your own environment.

Background: The upload counterpart to DownloadTree — recursively push a local folder to the server, building the remote directory structure along the way, which is how you publish a website or deploy a build in one operation. It uploads everything selected; when you want to transfer only what has changed, reach for SyncRemoteTree instead.

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#include <C_CkFtp2.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    BOOL success;
    HCkFtp2 ftp;

    success = FALSE;

    //  Demonstrates the Ftp2.PutTree method, which uploads a local directory tree into the current
    //  remote directory, creating remote subdirectories as needed.  The only argument is the local
    //  directory.

    ftp = CkFtp2_Create();

    CkFtp2_putHostname(ftp,"ftp.example.com");
    CkFtp2_putUsername(ftp,"myFtpLogin");

    //  Normally you would not hard-code the password in source.  You should instead obtain it
    //  from an interactive prompt, environment variable, or a secrets vault.
    CkFtp2_putPassword(ftp,"myPassword");

    success = CkFtp2_Connect(ftp);
    if (success == FALSE) {
        printf("%s\n",CkFtp2_lastErrorText(ftp));
        CkFtp2_Dispose(ftp);
        return;
    }

    success = CkFtp2_ChangeRemoteDir(ftp,"public_html");
    if (success == FALSE) {
        printf("%s\n",CkFtp2_lastErrorText(ftp));
        CkFtp2_Dispose(ftp);
        return;
    }

    //  The contents of the local directory become children of the current remote directory.
    success = CkFtp2_PutTree(ftp,"qa_data/site");
    if (success == FALSE) {
        printf("%s\n",CkFtp2_lastErrorText(ftp));
        CkFtp2_Dispose(ftp);
        return;
    }

    printf("Directory tree uploaded.\n");

    success = CkFtp2_Disconnect(ftp);
    if (success == FALSE) {
        printf("%s\n",CkFtp2_lastErrorText(ftp));
        CkFtp2_Dispose(ftp);
        return;
    }



    CkFtp2_Dispose(ftp);

    }