(Delphi ActiveX) Transition from SFtp.ReadDir to SFtp.ReadDirListing

Provides instructions for replacing deprecated ReadDir method calls with ReadDirListing.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v11.0.0 or greater.

Chilkat for Delphi Downloads Chilkat ActiveX DLL for Delphi Chilkat non-ActiveX DLL for Delphi * The examples here use the ActiveX DLL.

uses
    Winapi.Windows, Winapi.Messages, System.SysUtils, System.Variants, System.Classes, Vcl.Graphics,
    Vcl.Controls, Vcl.Forms, Vcl.Dialogs, Vcl.StdCtrls, Chilkat_TLB;

...

procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
var
success: Integer;
sftp: TChilkatSFtp;
handle: WideString;
dirObj: IChilkatSFtpDir;
dirOut: TChilkatSFtpDir;

begin
success := 0;

sftp := TChilkatSFtp.Create(Self);

// ...
// ...

handle := sftp.OpenDir('.');
// ...
// ...

// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
// The ReadDir method is deprecated:

dirObj := sftp.ReadDir(handle);
if (sftp.LastMethodSuccess = 0) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(sftp.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

// ...
// ...

// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Do the equivalent using ReadDirListing.
// Your application creates a new, empty SFtpDir object which is passed 
// in the last argument and filled upon success.

dirOut := TChilkatSFtpDir.Create(Self);
success := sftp.ReadDirListing(handle,dirOut.ControlInterface);
if (success = 0) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(sftp.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

// ...
// ...

sftp.CloseHandle(handle);
end;