Send a Raw FTP Command and Get the Reply

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Demonstrates the Chilkat Ftp2.SendCommand method, which sends a raw FTP command and returns the complete server reply. The only argument is the command text, which must not contain CR or LF.

Background: This is the escape hatch for commands the API does not wrap directly — it sends exactly what you provide and hands back the full reply for you to interpret. It is limited to commands that complete on the control connection; anything requiring a data connection (a listing or transfer) needs the dedicated methods, which set up the data channel. Note the command is sent as UTF-8 and CommandCharset is not applied.

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    success := false

    //  Demonstrates the Ftp2.SendCommand method, which sends a raw FTP command and returns the
    //  complete server reply.  The only argument is the command text.  Use this for a command not
    //  otherwise exposed by the API.

    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")

    //  Connect and log in (Connect performs both).
    success = ftp.Connect()
    if success == false {
        fmt.Println(ftp.LastErrorText())
        ftp.DisposeFtp2()
        return
    }

    //  The command must not contain CR or LF characters.  Here PWD is sent as an example.
    reply := ftp.SendCommand("PWD")
    if ftp.LastMethodSuccess() == false {
        fmt.Println(ftp.LastErrorText())
        ftp.DisposeFtp2()
        return
    }

    fmt.Println(*reply)

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


    ftp.DisposeFtp2()