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Get an FTP Listing Entry's Permissions

Demonstrates the Chilkat Ftp2.GetPermissions method, which returns the permissions or status string of a cached directory-listing entry. The only argument is a zero-based index. The value is empty when the server provides no such metadata.

Background: FTP has no single standard permissions format, so what this returns depends on the server — commonly a Unix-style mode string like drwxr-xr-x, but potentially something else. Because the format varies, pair it with GetPermType to learn how to interpret the string before parsing it, rather than assuming a fixed layout.

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llSuccess = .F.

//  Demonstrates the Ftp2.GetPermissions method, which returns the permissions or status string of
//  a cached directory-listing entry.  The only argument is a zero-based index.

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

llSuccess = loFtp.ChangeRemoteDir("public_html")
if (llSuccess = .F.) then
    ? loFtp.LastErrorText
    release loFtp
    return
endif

//  GetDirCount retrieves the directory listing on the first call and returns the number of
//  entries.  A negative return indicates failure.
n = loFtp.GetDirCount()
if (n < 0) then
    ? loFtp.LastErrorText
    release loFtp
    return
endif

for i = 0 to n - 1
    lcName = loFtp.GetFilename(i)

    //  The permissions string is empty when the server provides no such metadata.  Use
    //  GetPermType to learn how to interpret the string's format.
    lcPerms = loFtp.GetPermissions(i)
    ? lcPerms + "  " + lcName
next

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



release loFtp