(Delphi DLL) Get Last Modified Date/Time of Files in a Remote Directory

Gets the last-modified date/times of files in a remote FTP directory.

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, Ftp2;

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procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
var
success: Boolean;
ftp: HCkFtp2;
n: Integer;
i: Integer;

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;

// Iterate over .txt files.
CkFtp2_putListPattern(ftp,'*.txt');
n := CkFtp2_GetDirCount(ftp);
Memo1.Lines.Add('n = ' + IntToStr(n));

i := 0;
while i < n do
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(IntToStr(i) + ': ' + CkFtp2__getFilename(ftp,i) + ', ' + CkFtp2__getLastModifiedTimeStr(ftp,i));
    i := i + 1;
  end;

// Show the session log so we can see the details of the FTP directory listing 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);

end;