(JavaScript) Download Multiple Files Matching Pattern

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Note

This example is intended for running within a Chilkat.Js embedded JavaScript engine. All Chilkat JavaScript examples require Chilkat v11.4.0 or greater.

var success = false;

// This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
// See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

var ftp = new CkFtp2();

ftp.Hostname = "ftp.example.com";
ftp.Username = "myUsername";
ftp.Password = "myPassword";
ftp.Port = 21;
ftp.AuthTls = true;

// Connect and login to the FTP server.
success = ftp.Connect();
if (success !== true) {
    console.log(ftp.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

// Change to the remote directory where the files are located.
// This step is only necessary if the files are not in the root directory
// of the FTP account.
success = ftp.ChangeRemoteDir("qa");
if (success !== true) {
    console.log(ftp.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

// Download all files with filenames matching "*.txt"
// The files are downloaded into c:/temp/qa_output
var numFilesDownloaded = ftp.MGetFiles("*.txt","c:/temp/qa_output");
if (numFilesDownloaded < 0) {
    console.log(ftp.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

success = ftp.Disconnect();

console.log(numFilesDownloaded + " Files Downloaded!");