Append a Local File to a Remote FTP File

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Demonstrates the Chilkat Ftp2.AppendFile method, which appends the contents of a local file to a remote file. The first argument is the local file path and the second is the remote file path. It uses the FTP APPE command.

Note: The local paths are relative to the application's current working directory. Absolute paths may also be used. Supply the paths appropriate to your own environment.

Local $bSuccess = False

;  Demonstrates the Ftp2.AppendFile method, which appends the contents of a local file to a remote
;  file.  The 1st argument is the local file path and the 2nd is the remote file path.

$oFtp = ObjCreate("Chilkat.Ftp2")

$oFtp.Hostname = "ftp.example.com"
$oFtp.Username = "myFtpLogin"

;  Normally you would not hard-code the password in source.  You should instead obtain it
;  from an interactive prompt, environment variable, or a secrets vault.
$oFtp.Password = "myPassword"

$bSuccess = $oFtp.Connect()
If ($bSuccess = False) Then
    ConsoleWrite($oFtp.LastErrorText & @CRLF)
    Exit
EndIf

;  Uses the FTP APPE command.  On a server with normal APPE behavior, a missing remote file is
;  created; otherwise the local bytes are appended to the end of the existing remote file.
$bSuccess = $oFtp.AppendFile("qa_data/today.log","logs/app.log")
If ($bSuccess = False) Then
    ConsoleWrite($oFtp.LastErrorText & @CRLF)
    Exit
EndIf

ConsoleWrite("Appended to the remote file." & @CRLF)

$bSuccess = $oFtp.Disconnect()
If ($bSuccess = False) Then
    ConsoleWrite($oFtp.LastErrorText & @CRLF)
    Exit
EndIf