Java

Remove Directory

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Delete a remote FTP directory. 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();

            // Delete a directory on the FTP server.  The directory
            // must not contain any files, otherwise an error status
            // will be returned.  Most FTP servers do not allow
            // directories containing files to be deleted.
            ftp.removeRemoteDir("newDirName");
        } catch (ChilkatException e) {
            System.out.println(e.getLastErrorText());
            return;
        }

        ftp.disconnect();
    }
}