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FTP Download File to a Stream

Demonstrates how to FTP download a file to a Chilkat stream.

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Chilkat2 Java
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.ChilkatException;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.Ftp2;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.Stream;

public class ChilkatExample {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        // This example assumes the Chilkat FTP2 API to have been previously unlocked.
        // See FTP2 Unlock Sample for sample code.

        Ftp2 ftp = new Ftp2();

        ftp.setHostname("my-ftp-server.com");
        ftp.setPort(21);
        ftp.setUsername("mFtpLogin");
        ftp.setPassword("myFtpPassword");
        ftp.setAuthTls(true);
        ftp.setPassive(true);

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

            // Move to the sub-directory (from the FTP user's home directory) where the file is located.
            ftp.changeRemoteDir("temp");
        } catch (ChilkatException e) {
            System.out.println(e.getLastErrorText());
            return;
        }

        // Stream to this local file:
        Stream streamObj = new Stream();
        streamObj.setSinkFile("c:/temp/qa_output/penguins2.jpg");

        try {
            ftp.getFileToStream("penguins2.jpg", streamObj);
        } catch (ChilkatException e) {
            System.out.println(e.getLastErrorText());
            return;
        }

        ftp.disconnect();

        System.out.println("Success.");
    }
}