B4X

Download Multiple Files Matching Pattern

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The MGetFiles method can be called to download all files matching a wildcarded filename pattern. B4X

Dim success As Boolean = False

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

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

ftp.Hostname = "ftp.example.com"
ftp.Username = "myUsername"
ftp.Password = "myPassword"
ftp.Port = 21
ftp.AuthTls = True

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


'  Change to the remote directory where the files are located.
'  This step is only necessary if the files are not in the root directory
'  of the FTP account.
success = ftp.ChangeRemoteDir("qa")
If success <> True Then
    Log(ftp.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If


'  Download all files with filenames matching "*.txt";
'  The files are downloaded into c:/temp/qa_output
Dim numFilesDownloaded As Int = ftp.MGetFiles("*.txt", "c:/temp/qa_output")
If numFilesDownloaded < 0 Then
    Log(ftp.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If


success = ftp.Disconnect

Log(numFilesDownloaded & " Files Downloaded!")