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Use Explicit FTP over TLS

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Demonstrates how to connect to an FTP server using explicit FTP over TLS.

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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.your-ftp-server.com");
    ftp.put_Username("ftpAccountLogin");
    ftp.put_Password("ftpAccountPassword");

    // Indicate that the "AUTH TLS" command should be use to convert the connection to TLS
    // after the initial TCP connection to port 21 is established.
    ftp.put_AuthTls(true);

    // Connect and convert the connection to TLS automatically.
    success = ftp.ConnectOnly();
    if (success != true) {
        System.out.println(ftp.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    success = ftp.LoginAfterConnectOnly();
    if (success != true) {
        System.out.println(ftp.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    System.out.println("TLS connection established and successfully authenticated.");
  }
}