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Get a Remote FTP File's Size by Name

Demonstrates the Chilkat Ftp2.GetSizeByName method, which returns the size in bytes of a named file in the current remote directory as a 32-bit integer. The only argument is the filename — a name, not a path. It returns -1 when the file is not found or the size cannot be obtained.

Background: This is the direct way to get one file's size when you already know its name, typically via a SIZE command — no full directory listing required. Because the result is 32-bit, it cannot represent files past about 2 GB; use GetSizeStrByName for large files. The argument must be a bare filename in the current directory, so ChangeRemoteDir to the right place first.

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#include <CkFtp2.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    bool success = false;

    //  Demonstrates the Ftp2.GetSizeByName method, which returns the size in bytes of a named file in
    //  the current remote directory as a 32-bit integer.  The only argument is the filename (a name,
    //  not a path).

    CkFtp2 ftp;

    ftp.put_Hostname("ftp.example.com");
    ftp.put_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.put_Password("myPassword");

    success = ftp.Connect();
    if (success == false) {
        std::cout << ftp.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    success = ftp.ChangeRemoteDir("public_html");
    if (success == false) {
        std::cout << ftp.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    //  Returns -1 when the file is not found or the size cannot be obtained.  For files that may
    //  exceed 2 GB, use GetSizeStrByName (returns a decimal string).
    int fileSize = ftp.GetSizeByName("report.pdf");
    if (fileSize < 0) {
        std::cout << "File not found, or size unavailable." << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    std::cout << "report.pdf is " << fileSize << " bytes" << "\r\n";

    success = ftp.Disconnect();
    if (success == false) {
        std::cout << ftp.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }
    }