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Download Directory Tree

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Download a directory tree from an FTP server, re-creating it on the local filesystem.

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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("test");
        ftp.setPassword("test");

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

            // Set the current remote directory to the root of
            // the tree to be downloaded.
            // success = ftp.ChangeRemoteDir("/something");
            // if (success != cktrue) {
            //     println ftp.LastErrorText;
            //     return;
            // }

            // Download the entire tree, recreating it at c:/temp/something
            ftp.downloadTree("c:/temp/something2");
        } catch (ChilkatException e) {
            System.out.println(e.getLastErrorText());
            return;
        }

        ftp.disconnect();
    }
}