Visual FoxPro

Send FTP STAT and Get the Reply

Demonstrates the Chilkat Ftp2.Stat method, which sends the FTP STAT command and returns the server's reply. It takes no arguments; depending on the server and session state, the reply may contain status information or a directory listing.

Background: STAT is unusual in that it returns over the control connection without opening a data connection, which is why some clients use STAT as a lightweight directory listing that sidesteps passive/active data-channel setup. Its exact behavior, accepted arguments, and whether it works before login are all server-dependent, so treat the reply as advisory rather than a fixed format.

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LOCAL lnSuccess
LOCAL loFtp
LOCAL lcStatReply

lnSuccess = 0

*  Demonstrates the Ftp2.Stat method, which sends the FTP STAT command and returns the server's
*  reply.  It takes no arguments.  Depending on the server, the reply may contain status
*  information or a directory listing.

loFtp = CreateObject('Chilkat.Ftp2')

loFtp.Hostname = "ftp.example.com"
loFtp.Username = "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.
loFtp.Password = "myPassword"

*  Connect and log in (Connect performs both).
lnSuccess = loFtp.Connect()
IF (lnSuccess = 0) THEN
    ? loFtp.LastErrorText
    RELEASE loFtp
    CANCEL
ENDIF

lcStatReply = loFtp.Stat()
IF (loFtp.LastMethodSuccess = 0) THEN
    ? loFtp.LastErrorText
    RELEASE loFtp
    CANCEL
ENDIF

? lcStatReply

lnSuccess = loFtp.Disconnect()
IF (lnSuccess = 0) THEN
    ? loFtp.LastErrorText
    RELEASE loFtp
    CANCEL
ENDIF

RELEASE loFtp