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Get the Last-Modified Date/Time for one File by Name

Demonstrates how to get the last-modified date/time for a file on the FTP server by specifying the remote file path.

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C
#include <C_CkFtp2.h>

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

    success = FALSE;

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

    ftp = CkFtp2_Create();

    CkFtp2_putHostname(ftp,"ftp.example.com");
    CkFtp2_putUsername(ftp,"myLogin");
    CkFtp2_putPassword(ftp,"myPassword");
    //  Use explicit TLS
    CkFtp2_putAuthTls(ftp,TRUE);
    CkFtp2_putPort(ftp,21);

    //  For debugging, turn on session logging so we can examine what is sent by the server.
    CkFtp2_putKeepSessionLog(ftp,TRUE);

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

    CkFtp2_ChangeRemoteDir(ftp,"AAWorkarea");

    //  Get the last-modified date/time information for the file "package.tgz"
    printf("%s\n",CkFtp2_getLastModifiedTimeByNameStr(ftp,"package.tgz"));

    //  Show the session log so we can see the details of the date/time information sent by the server.
    //  This tells us what information is available.  Some FTP servers provide better and more accurate information
    //  than others.

    printf("---- Session Log ----\n");
    printf("%s\n",CkFtp2_sessionLog(ftp));

    CkFtp2_Disconnect(ftp);


    CkFtp2_Dispose(ftp);

    }