Java

Change Current Directory

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To change the current remote directory, call ChangeRemoteDir. Java

import com.chilkatsoft.*;

public class ChilkatExample {

  static {
    try {
        System.loadLibrary("chilkat");
    } catch (UnsatisfiedLinkError e) {
      System.err.println("Native code library failed to load.\n" + e);
      System.exit(1);
    }
  }

  public static void main(String argv[])
  {
    boolean success = false;

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

    CkFtp2 ftp = new CkFtp2();

    ftp.put_Hostname("ftp.example.com");
    ftp.put_Username("login");
    ftp.put_Password("password");

    // Connect and login to the FTP server.
    success = ftp.Connect();
    if (success != true) {
        System.out.println(ftp.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    // Set the current directory (on the FTP server) to the
    // "orders" subdirectory.  When logging into an FTP account,
    // current remote directory is automatically set to the
    // home directory of the FTP account.  From the FTP client's
    // perspective, it will be "/", but the absolute path on the
    // FTP server might be something like "/home/ftp_users/".
    success = ftp.ChangeRemoteDir("orders");
    if (success != true) {
        System.out.println(ftp.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    success = ftp.Disconnect();
  }
}