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Quote and SendCommand

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Demonstrate the Quote and SendCommand methods.

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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;
        }

    // Tell the FTP object to keep an in-memory session log
    // so we can see the commands sent to the server,
    // and the responses received back.
    ftp.put_KeepSessionLog(true);

    // Change the current remote directory via the Quote method:
    success = ftp.Quote("CWD junk");
    if (success != true) {
        System.out.println(ftp.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    // Move back up 
    // In this case, ChangeRemoteDir sends "CWD .." to the FTP server.
    success = ftp.ChangeRemoteDir("..");
    if (success != true) {
        System.out.println(ftp.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    // Do the same via the SendCommand method where the
    // raw FTP server response is returned:
    String serverResponse = ftp.sendCommand("CWD junk");
    if (ftp.get_LastMethodSuccess() != true) {
        System.out.println(ftp.lastErrorText());
        }
    else {
        System.out.println(serverResponse);
        }

    success = ftp.Disconnect();

    System.out.println("Session Log:");
    System.out.println(ftp.sessionLog());
  }
}