Java

Change Current Directory

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To change the current remote directory, call ChangeRemoteDir. Chilkat2 Java

import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.ChilkatException;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.Ftp2;

public class ChilkatExample {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        // This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
        // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

        Ftp2 ftp = new Ftp2();

        ftp.setHostname("ftp.example.com");
        ftp.setUsername("login");
        ftp.setPassword("password");

        // Connect and login to the FTP server.
        try {
            ftp.connect();

            // Set the current directory (on the FTP server) to the
            // "orders" subdirectory.  When logging into an FTP account,
            // current remote directory is automatically set to the
            // home directory of the FTP account.  From the FTP client's
            // perspective, it will be "/", but the absolute path on the
            // FTP server might be something like "/home/ftp_users/".
            ftp.changeRemoteDir("orders");
        } catch (ChilkatException e) {
            System.out.println(e.getLastErrorText());
            return;
        }

        ftp.disconnect();
    }
}