Delete a Remote FTP File (DELE)

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Demonstrates the Chilkat Ftp2.DeleteRemoteFile method, which deletes a remote file. The only argument is the remote file path, relative to the current directory or absolute.

Background: Deletion is immediate and permanent — FTP has no trash or undo — so a job that removes files should be certain of the path first. Whether it is allowed depends on the account's permissions on the file and its containing directory. Note that a successful delete does not refresh the cached indexed listing.

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bool success = false;

//  Demonstrates the Ftp2.DeleteRemoteFile method, which deletes a remote file.  The only argument
//  is the remote file path (relative to the current directory or absolute).

Chilkat.Ftp2 ftp = new Chilkat.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) {
    Debug.WriteLine(ftp.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

success = ftp.ChangeRemoteDir("public_html");
if (success == false) {
    Debug.WriteLine(ftp.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

success = ftp.DeleteRemoteFile("uploads/obsolete.tmp");
if (success == false) {
    Debug.WriteLine(ftp.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

Debug.WriteLine("File deleted.");

success = ftp.Disconnect();
if (success == false) {
    Debug.WriteLine(ftp.LastErrorText);
    return;
}