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Get a Raw Text Directory Listing (LIST)

Demonstrates the Chilkat Ftp2.GetTextDirListing method, which sends a legacy LIST request and returns the server's raw textual listing. The only argument is appended literally as a server-side listing argument; an empty string lists the current remote directory.

Background: This returns exactly what the server's LIST command produces — usually a Unix ls -l-style block, but the format is server-defined and not standardized. That makes it handy for display or debugging, but fragile to parse; prefer GetXmlDirListing or the index-based accessors when you need structured data. Since the argument is appended literally to LIST, it can carry server-specific options as well as a wildcard.

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Local $bSuccess = False

;  Demonstrates the Ftp2.GetTextDirListing method, which sends a legacy LIST request and returns
;  the server's raw textual listing.  The only argument is appended literally as a server-side
;  listing argument; an empty string lists the current remote directory.

$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

;  Get the raw listing text.  The format is server-defined (often Unix "ls -l" style).
Local $sListing = $oFtp.GetTextDirListing("")
If ($oFtp.LastMethodSuccess = False) Then
    ConsoleWrite($oFtp.LastErrorText & @CRLF)
    Exit
EndIf

ConsoleWrite($sListing & @CRLF)

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