Upload a Large File in Chunks (FTP)

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Demonstrates the Chilkat Ftp2.LargeFileUpload method, which uploads a local file as a sequence of transfers, each up to a given chunk size. The arguments are the local path, the remote path, and the chunk size in bytes.

Note: The local paths are relative to the application's current working directory. Absolute paths may also be used. Supply the paths appropriate to your own environment.

Background: Some servers, proxies, or firewalls impose a limit on the size or duration of a single data transfer, which a very large file can exceed. This method sidesteps that by sending the file in pieces — the first with STOR to create or replace the file, each subsequent one appended — so no single transfer is oversized. Choose a chunk size comfortably under whatever limit you are working around.

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    success := false

    //  Demonstrates the Ftp2.LargeFileUpload method, which uploads a local file as a sequence of
    //  transfers, each up to a given chunk size.  The 1st argument is the local path, the 2nd is the
    //  remote path, and the 3rd is the chunk size in bytes.

    ftp := chilkat.NewFtp2()

    ftp.SetHostname("ftp.example.com")
    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")

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

    //  The first chunk is sent with STOR (creating/replacing the remote file); each later chunk is
    //  appended.  Uploading in chunks can work around server or network limits on a single transfer.
    chunkSize := 10485760
    success = ftp.LargeFileUpload("qa_data/bigfile.zip","uploads/bigfile.zip",chunkSize)
    if success == false {
        fmt.Println(ftp.LastErrorText())
        ftp.DisposeFtp2()
        return
    }

    fmt.Println("Large file uploaded.")

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


    ftp.DisposeFtp2()