Chilkat2-Python

Get a Remote FTP File's Creation Time by Name

Demonstrates the Chilkat Ftp2.GetCreateTimeByNameStr method, which returns the creation time of a named item in the current remote directory as an RFC 822 date-time string. The only argument is the filename.

Background: Creation time is the least commonly supported of the timestamps — many servers report only the modification time — so treat an empty or missing result as "not available" rather than an error. Where it is provided, it is useful precisely because it does not change when a file is edited.

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import sys
import chilkat2

success = False

# Demonstrates the Ftp2.GetCreateTimeByNameStr method, which returns the creation time of a named
# item in the current remote directory as an RFC 822 date-time string.  The only argument is the
# filename.

ftp = chilkat2.Ftp2()

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):
    print(ftp.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

success = ftp.ChangeRemoteDir("public_html")
if (success == False):
    print(ftp.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

# Not all servers report a creation time.
createTime = ftp.GetCreateTimeByNameStr("report.pdf")
if (ftp.LastMethodSuccess == False):
    print(ftp.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

print("Created: " + createTime)

success = ftp.Disconnect()
if (success == False):
    print(ftp.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()