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FTP Download File to a Stream

Demonstrates how to FTP download a file to a Chilkat stream.

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C
#include <C_CkFtp2.h>
#include <C_CkStream.h>

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

    success = FALSE;

    //  This example assumes the Chilkat FTP2 API to have been previously unlocked.
    //  See FTP2 Unlock Sample for sample code.

    ftp = CkFtp2_Create();

    CkFtp2_putHostname(ftp,"my-ftp-server.com");
    CkFtp2_putPort(ftp,21);
    CkFtp2_putUsername(ftp,"mFtpLogin");
    CkFtp2_putPassword(ftp,"myFtpPassword");
    CkFtp2_putAuthTls(ftp,TRUE);
    CkFtp2_putPassive(ftp,TRUE);

    //  Connect and login to the FTP server using TLS.
    success = CkFtp2_Connect(ftp);
    if (success != TRUE) {
        printf("%s\n",CkFtp2_lastErrorText(ftp));
        CkFtp2_Dispose(ftp);
        return;
    }

    //  Move to the sub-directory (from the FTP user's home directory) where the file is located.
    success = CkFtp2_ChangeRemoteDir(ftp,"temp");
    if (success == FALSE) {
        printf("%s\n",CkFtp2_lastErrorText(ftp));
        CkFtp2_Dispose(ftp);
        return;
    }

    //  Stream to this local file:
    streamObj = CkStream_Create();
    CkStream_putSinkFile(streamObj,"c:/temp/qa_output/penguins2.jpg");

    success = CkFtp2_GetFileToStream(ftp,"penguins2.jpg",streamObj);
    if (success == FALSE) {
        printf("%s\n",CkFtp2_lastErrorText(ftp));
        CkFtp2_Dispose(ftp);
        CkStream_Dispose(streamObj);
        return;
    }

    CkFtp2_Disconnect(ftp);

    printf("Success.\n");


    CkFtp2_Dispose(ftp);
    CkStream_Dispose(streamObj);

    }