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Delete FTP Directory Tree

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Delete an entire directory tree on an FTP server.

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Local $bSuccess = False

; This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
; See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

$oFtp = ObjCreate("Chilkat.Ftp2")

$oFtp.Hostname = "ftp.yourftpserver.com"
$oFtp.Username = "****"
$oFtp.Password = "****"

; Connect and login to the FTP server.
$bSuccess = $oFtp.Connect()
If ($bSuccess <> True) Then
    ConsoleWrite($oFtp.LastErrorText & @CRLF)
    Exit
EndIf

; Set the current remote directory to the root of
; the tree to be deleted
$bSuccess = $oFtp.ChangeRemoteDir("/something")
If ($bSuccess <> True) Then
    ConsoleWrite($oFtp.LastErrorText & @CRLF)
    Exit
EndIf

; Delete the entire tree.  All sub-directories and files are deleted.
$bSuccess = $oFtp.DeleteTree()
If ($bSuccess <> True) Then
    ConsoleWrite($oFtp.LastErrorText & @CRLF)
    Exit
EndIf

; The /something directory still exists.  To delete it,
; we move up one directory level and then delete it.
$bSuccess = $oFtp.ChangeRemoteDir("..")
If ($bSuccess <> True) Then
    ConsoleWrite($oFtp.LastErrorText & @CRLF)
    Exit
EndIf

$bSuccess = $oFtp.RemoveRemoteDir("something")
If ($bSuccess <> True) Then
    ConsoleWrite($oFtp.LastErrorText & @CRLF)
    Exit
EndIf

$bSuccess = $oFtp.Disconnect()