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Control ASCII Download Line Endings (CrlfMode)

Demonstrates the CrlfMode property, which controls line-ending conversion when downloading in ASCII transfer mode: 0 leaves them as received, 1 converts to CRLF, 2 to LF, and 3 to CR.

Background: When you deliberately download text in ASCII mode, CrlfMode lets you force the saved file's line endings to a specific convention — CRLF for Windows tools, LF for Unix — regardless of what the server sends. It applies only in ASCII mode, so pair it with SetTypeAscii; in the recommended default binary mode, bytes are preserved verbatim and this setting has no effect. Reserve ASCII mode (and this property) for the rare case where line-ending normalization of text is actually wanted.

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llSuccess = .F.

loFtp = createobject("CkFtp2")

loFtp.Hostname = "ftp.example.com"
loFtp.Username = "myFtpLogin"

//  Normally you would not hard-code the password in source.  You should instead obtain it
//  from an interactive prompt, environment variable, or a secrets vault.
loFtp.Password = "myPassword"

llSuccess = loFtp.Connect()
if (llSuccess = .F.) then
    ? loFtp.LastErrorText
    release loFtp
    return
endif

//  CrlfMode controls line-ending conversion for ASCII-mode downloads:
//    0 = leave line endings as received (default)
//    1 = convert to CRLF
//    2 = convert to LF
//    3 = convert to CR
//  Convert a downloaded text file's line endings to CRLF (useful when saving for Windows).
loFtp.CrlfMode = 1

//  CrlfMode applies only in ASCII transfer mode.
llSuccess = loFtp.SetTypeAscii()
if (llSuccess = .F.) then
    ? loFtp.LastErrorText
    release loFtp
    return
endif

llSuccess = loFtp.GetFile("public_html/readme.txt","qa_output/readme.txt")
if (llSuccess = .F.) then
    ? loFtp.LastErrorText
    release loFtp
    return
endif

? "Downloaded with CRLF line endings."

llSuccess = loFtp.Disconnect()
if (llSuccess = .F.) then
    ? loFtp.LastErrorText
    release loFtp
    return
endif



release loFtp