DataFlex

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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Use ChilkatAx-win32.pkg

Procedure Test
    Boolean iSuccess
    Handle hoFtp
    String sFileText
    String sTemp1
    Boolean bTemp1

    Move False To iSuccess

    //  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.

    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatFtp2)) To hoFtp
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoFtp))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoFtp
    End

    Set ComHostname Of hoFtp To "ftp.example.com"
    Set ComUsername Of hoFtp To "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.
    Set ComPassword Of hoFtp To "myPassword"

    Get ComConnect Of hoFtp To iSuccess
    If (iSuccess = False) Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoFtp To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End

    //  Use this for ANSI-encoded text.  For UTF-8 or another known encoding, use GetRemoteFileTextC.
    Get ComGetRemoteFileTextData Of hoFtp "public_html/readme.txt" To sFileText
    Get ComLastMethodSuccess Of hoFtp To bTemp1
    If (bTemp1 = False) Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoFtp To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End

    Showln sFileText

    Get ComDisconnect Of hoFtp To iSuccess
    If (iSuccess = False) Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoFtp To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End



End_Procedure