Connect and Log In to an FTP Server

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Demonstrates the Chilkat Ftp2.Connect method, which connects to the server and authenticates in a single call. It takes no arguments and uses the Hostname, Port, Username, and Password properties.

Background: Connect is the one-call path that covers the whole handshake: it opens the TCP connection (through any configured proxy), negotiates TLS if enabled, reads the server greeting, and sends USER/PASS to log in. For most applications this is all that is needed. Use ConnectOnly plus LoginAfterConnectOnly instead when you need to do something between connecting and authenticating — such as inspecting the greeting or choosing credentials based on it.

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    success := false

    //  Demonstrates the Ftp2.Connect method, which connects to the server and authenticates in one
    //  call.  It takes no arguments and uses the Hostname, Port, Username, and Password properties.

    ftp := chilkat.NewFtp2()

    //  The FTP server to connect to.  Port defaults to 21 for FTP.
    ftp.SetHostname("ftp.example.com")
    ftp.SetPort(21)

    //  The login credentials.
    ftp.SetUsername("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.
    ftp.SetPassword("myPassword")

    //  Connect negotiates any configured proxy and TLS, receives the greeting, and logs in.
    success = ftp.Connect()
    if success == false {
        fmt.Println(ftp.LastErrorText())
        ftp.DisposeFtp2()
        return
    }

    fmt.Println("Connected and logged in.")

    success = ftp.Disconnect()
    if success == false {
        fmt.Println(ftp.LastErrorText())
        ftp.DisposeFtp2()
        return
    }


    ftp.DisposeFtp2()