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Get a Filename from an FTP Directory Listing

Demonstrates the Chilkat Ftp2.GetFilename method, which returns the name of a cached directory-listing entry. The only argument is a zero-based index from 0 through GetDirCount - 1.

Background: The Chilkat FTP directory API is index-based and works from a single cached listing: the first GetDirCount call fetches the current directory's listing once, and every indexed accessor — name, size, type, permissions, timestamps — then reads from that cache without further server round trips. That makes iterating a directory efficient, but it also means the data reflects the moment the listing was fetched; call ClearDirCache to force a refresh after the remote directory changes.

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Local $bSuccess = False

;  Demonstrates the Ftp2.GetFilename method, which returns the name of a cached directory-listing
;  entry.  The only argument is a zero-based index from 0 through GetDirCount - 1.

$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

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

;  GetDirCount retrieves the directory listing on the first call and returns the number of
;  entries.  A negative return indicates failure.
Local $iN = $oFtp.GetDirCount()
If ($iN < 0) Then
    ConsoleWrite($oFtp.LastErrorText & @CRLF)
    Exit
EndIf

Local $i
For $i = 0 To $iN - 1
Local $sName = $oFtp.GetFilename($i)
    ConsoleWrite($sName & @CRLF)
Next

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