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Get Last Modified Date/Time of Files in a Remote Directory

Gets the last-modified date/times of files in a remote FTP directory.

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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;

    //  This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    //  See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    CkFtp2 ftp = new CkFtp2();

    ftp.put_Hostname("ftp.example.com");
    ftp.put_Username("myLogin");
    ftp.put_Password("myPassword");
    //  Use explicit TLS
    ftp.put_AuthTls(true);
    ftp.put_Port(21);

    //  For debugging, turn on session logging so we can examine what is sent by the server.
    ftp.put_KeepSessionLog(true);

    //  Connect and login to the FTP server.
    success = ftp.Connect();
    if (success == false) {
        System.out.println(ftp.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    //  Iterate over .txt files.
    ftp.put_ListPattern("*.txt");
    int n = ftp.GetDirCount();
    System.out.println("n = " + n);

    int i = 0;
    while (i < n) {
        System.out.println(i + ": " + ftp.getFilename(i) + ", " + ftp.getLastModifiedTimeStr(i));
        i = i+1;
        }

    //  Show the session log so we can see the details of the FTP directory listing sent by the server.
    //  This tells us what information is available.  Some FTP servers provide better and more accurate information
    //  than others.

    System.out.println("---- Session Log ----");
    System.out.println(ftp.sessionLog());

    ftp.Disconnect();
  }
}