Java

Provide an FTP ACCT Account Identifier

Demonstrates the Account property, which supplies the value for the FTP ACCT command sent after USER/PASS when a server requests it.

Background: ACCT is a vestige of early FTP, where an account identifier could be required in addition to the username and password — think mainframe billing codes or storage-group selection. It is very rarely needed today; almost every modern server authenticates with USER and PASS alone. Set this only when connecting to a legacy host that explicitly asks for account information after login.

Chilkat Java Downloads

Download Chilkat for Java

Java

import com.chilkatsoft.*;

public class ChilkatExample {

  static {
    try {
        System.loadLibrary("chilkat");
    } catch (UnsatisfiedLinkError e) {
      System.err.println("Native code library failed to load.\n" + e);
      System.exit(1);
    }
  }

  public static void main(String argv[])
  {
    boolean success = false;

    CkFtp2 ftp = new CkFtp2();

    ftp.put_Hostname("ftp.example.com");
    ftp.put_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.
    ftp.put_Password("myPassword");

    //  Account supplies the value for the FTP ACCT command, sent after USER/PASS when a server
    //  requests it.  This is very rarely needed today -- almost all modern servers use only USER and
    //  PASS -- but some legacy hosts require an additional account identifier.
    ftp.put_Account("myAccountId");

    success = ftp.Connect();
    if (success == false) {
        System.out.println(ftp.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    System.out.println("Logged in (ACCT provided if the server requested it).");

    success = ftp.Disconnect();
    if (success == false) {
        System.out.println(ftp.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }
  }
}