Java

Delete FTP Directory Tree

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Delete an entire directory tree on an FTP server. 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.yourftpserver.com");
        ftp.setUsername("****");
        ftp.setPassword("****");

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

            // Set the current remote directory to the root of
            // the tree to be deleted
            ftp.changeRemoteDir("/something");

            // Delete the entire tree.  All sub-directories and files are deleted.
            ftp.deleteTree();

            // The /something directory still exists.  To delete it,
            // we move up one directory level and then delete it.
            ftp.changeRemoteDir("..");

            ftp.removeRemoteDir("something");
        } catch (ChilkatException e) {
            System.out.println(e.getLastErrorText());
            return;
        }

        ftp.disconnect();
    }
}