Chilkat2-Python

Download an FTP File as ANSI Text

Demonstrates the Chilkat Ftp2.GetRemoteFileTextData method, which downloads a remote file and returns its contents decoded using the ANSI character encoding. The only argument is the remote filename.

Background: A convenience for reading a remote text file straight into a string, assuming ANSI encoding. "ANSI" is platform-dependent (the Windows code page on Windows), so this is only reliable for plain ASCII or content you know is in that encoding — for UTF-8 or any explicitly known charset, use GetRemoteFileTextC and name the encoding.

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import sys
import chilkat2

success = False

# Demonstrates the Ftp2.GetRemoteFileTextData method, which downloads a remote file and returns
# its contents decoded using the ANSI character encoding.  The only argument is the remote
# 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()

# Use this for ANSI-encoded text.  For UTF-8 or another known encoding, use GetRemoteFileTextC.
fileText = ftp.GetRemoteFileTextData("public_html/readme.txt")
if (ftp.LastMethodSuccess == False):
    print(ftp.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

print(fileText)

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