Java

Download Directory Tree

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Download a directory tree from an FTP server, re-creating it on the local filesystem. 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("test");
    ftp.put_Password("test");

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

    // Set the current remote directory to the root of
    // the tree to be downloaded.
    // success = ftp.ChangeRemoteDir("/something");
    // if (success != cktrue) { 
    // 	println ftp.LastErrorText;
    // 	return;
    // }

    // Download the entire tree, recreating it at c:/temp/something
    success = ftp.DownloadTree("c:/temp/something2");
    if (success != true) {
        System.out.println(ftp.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    success = ftp.Disconnect();
  }
}