B4X

FTP Upload / Download to StringBuilder

Demonstrate how to upload from a Chilkat StringBuilder object, and download into a StringBuilder object. B4X

Dim success As Boolean = False

'  This example assumes Chilkat Ftp2 to have been previously unlocked.
'  See Unlock Ftp2 for sample code.

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

ftp.Hostname = "www.my-ftp-server.com"
ftp.Username = "mFtpLogin"
ftp.Password = "myFtpPassword"

'  Connect to the FTP server.
success = ftp.ConnectOnly
If success <> True Then
    Log(ftp.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If


'  Authenticate with the FTP server.
success = ftp.LoginAfterConnectOnly
If success <> True Then
    Log(ftp.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If


Dim sbA As ChilkatStringBuilder
sbA.Initialize
sbA.LoadFile("qa_data/hamlet.xml", "utf-8")

'  Upload the contents of sbA to the FTP server.
Dim bIncludeBOM As Boolean = False
Dim remoteFilename As String = "hamletFromSb.xml"
success = ftp.PutFileSb(sbA, "utf-8", bIncludeBOM, remoteFilename)
If success <> True Then
    Log(ftp.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If


'  Download...
Dim sbB As ChilkatStringBuilder
sbB.Initialize
success = ftp.GetFileSb(remoteFilename, "utf-8", sbB)
If success <> True Then
    Log(ftp.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If


'  Verify that sbA and sbB have the exact same contents.
Log("size of sbA: " & sbA.Length)
Dim bCaseSensitive As Boolean = True
If sbA.ContentsEqualSb(sbB, bCaseSensitive) = True Then
    Log("Contents are equal. Success.")
Else
    Log("Contents are NOT equal.  Failed.")
End If


ftp.Disconnect