C++

Get Last Modified Date/Time of Files in a Remote Directory

Gets the last-modified date/times of files in a remote FTP directory. C++

#include <CkFtp2.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    bool success = false;

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

    CkFtp2 ftp;

    ftp.put_Hostname("ftp.example.com");
    ftp.put_Username("myLogin");
    ftp.put_Password("myPassword");
    //  Use explicit TLS
    ftp.put_AuthTls(true);
    ftp.put_Port(21);

    //  For debugging, turn on session logging so we can examine what is sent by the server.
    ftp.put_KeepSessionLog(true);

    //  Connect and login to the FTP server.
    success = ftp.Connect();
    if (success == false) {
        std::cout << ftp.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    //  Iterate over .txt files.
    ftp.put_ListPattern("*.txt");
    int n = ftp.GetDirCount();
    std::cout << "n = " << n << "\r\n";

    int i = 0;
    while (i < n) {
        std::cout << i << ": " << ftp.getFilename(i) << ", " << ftp.getLastModifiedTimeStr(i) << "\r\n";
        i = i + 1;
    }

    //  Show the session log so we can see the details of the FTP directory listing sent by the server.
    //  This tells us what information is available.  Some FTP servers provide better and more accurate information
    //  than others.

    std::cout << "---- Session Log ----" << "\r\n";
    std::cout << ftp.sessionLog() << "\r\n";

    ftp.Disconnect();
    }