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Delphi DLL Requires Chilkat v11.0.0+

Get the Last-Modified Date/Time for one File by Name

Demonstrates how to get the last-modified date/time for a file on the FTP server by specifying the remote file path.

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Delphi DLL
var
success: Boolean;
ftp: HCkFtp2;

begin
success := False;

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

ftp := CkFtp2_Create();

CkFtp2_putHostname(ftp,'ftp.example.com');
CkFtp2_putUsername(ftp,'myLogin');
CkFtp2_putPassword(ftp,'myPassword');
//  Use explicit TLS
CkFtp2_putAuthTls(ftp,True);
CkFtp2_putPort(ftp,21);

//  For debugging, turn on session logging so we can examine what is sent by the server.
CkFtp2_putKeepSessionLog(ftp,True);

//  Connect and login to the FTP server.
success := CkFtp2_Connect(ftp);
if (success = False) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(CkFtp2__lastErrorText(ftp));
    Exit;
  end;

CkFtp2_ChangeRemoteDir(ftp,'AAWorkarea');

//  Get the last-modified date/time information for the file "package.tgz"
Memo1.Lines.Add(CkFtp2__getLastModifiedTimeByNameStr(ftp,'package.tgz'));

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

Memo1.Lines.Add('---- Session Log ----');
Memo1.Lines.Add(CkFtp2__sessionLog(ftp));

CkFtp2_Disconnect(ftp);

CkFtp2_Dispose(ftp);