(Delphi DLL) 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.

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

...

procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
var
success: Boolean;
sftp: HCkSFtp;
dirObj: HCkSFtpDir;
dirOut: HCkSFtpDir;

begin
success := False;

sftp := CkSFtp_Create();

// ...
// ...

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

dirObj := CkSFtp_ReadDir(sftp);
if (CkSFtp_getLastMethodSuccess(sftp) = False) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(CkSFtp__lastErrorText(sftp));
    Exit;
  end;

// ...
// ...

CkSFtpDir_Dispose(dirObj);

// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
// 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 := CkSFtpDir_Create();
success := CkSFtp_ReadDirListing(sftp,dirOut);
if (success = False) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(CkSFtp__lastErrorText(sftp));
    Exit;
  end;

CkSFtp_Dispose(sftp);
CkSFtpDir_Dispose(dirOut);

end;