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Get FTP Filenames as XML (NLST)

Demonstrates the Chilkat Ftp2.NlstXml method, which sends NLST and returns the matching names in XML form. The only argument is appended literally; an empty string sends a bare NLST and a value like *.txt sends NLST *.txt.

Tip: Code to parse the returned XML can be generated at Chilkat Tools.

Background: NLST is the lightweight listing command: it returns only names, with none of the sizes, dates, or type information that LIST provides. That makes it fast and simple when a bare list of filenames is all you need — for example to drive a batch of downloads. Wrapping the result as XML gives you a clean, uniform structure to iterate regardless of how the server formats the raw NLST reply.

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Dim success As Boolean = False

'  Demonstrates the Ftp2.NlstXml method, which sends NLST and returns the matching names in XML
'  form.  The only argument is appended literally; an empty string sends a bare NLST.

Dim ftp As ChilkatFtp2
ftp.Initialize("ftp")

ftp.Hostname = "ftp.example.com"
ftp.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.
ftp.Password = "myPassword"

success = ftp.Connect
If success = False Then
    Log(ftp.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If


success = ftp.ChangeRemoteDir("public_html")
If success = False Then
    Log(ftp.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If


'  NLST returns names only (no sizes, dates, or types).  "*.txt" sends NLST *.txt.
Dim xml As String = ftp.NlstXml("*.txt")
If ftp.LastMethodSuccess = False Then
    Log(ftp.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If

Log(xml)

success = ftp.Disconnect
If success = False Then
    Log(ftp.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If