Java Requires Chilkat v11.0.0+

FTP Set Remote File Date/Time Equal to Local File's Last-Modified Date/Time

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Demonstrates how to set a remote file's date/time to be equal to a local file's date/time.

Important: Not all FTP servers support the ability to set a file's date/time.

Chilkat2 Java

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

public class ChilkatExample {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        // This example assumes Chilkat Ftp2 to have been previously unlocked.
        // See Unlock Ftp2 for sample code.

        Ftp2 ftp = new Ftp2();

        ftp.setHostname("www.authtls-ftps-server.com");
        ftp.setUsername("FTP_LOGIN");
        ftp.setPassword("FTP_PASSWORD");
        ftp.setAuthTls(true);
        ftp.setPort(21);

        // Connect to the FTP server using explicit TLS (AUTH TLS).
        try {
            ftp.connectOnly();

            // Authenticate.
            ftp.loginAfterConnectOnly();
        } catch (ChilkatException e) {
            System.out.println(e.getLastErrorText());
            return;
        }

        // We're going to get the last-mod date/time for the local file
        // "qa_data/hamlet.xml", and then set the remote "hamlet.xml" to this date/time.
        FileAccess fac = new FileAccess();
        DateTime dt = new DateTime();
        String lastModTimestamp = fac.getFileTimeStr("qa_data/hamlet.xml", 0);
        dt.setFromTimestamp(lastModTimestamp);

        try {
            ftp.setRemoteFileDt(dt, "hamlet.xml");
        } catch (ChilkatException e) {
            System.out.println(e.getLastErrorText());
            dt.close();
            return;
        }

        ftp.disconnect();

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