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Get a Remote FTP File's Size by Name as a String

Demonstrates the Chilkat Ftp2.GetSizeStrByName method, which returns the size in bytes of a named file in the current remote directory as a decimal string. The only argument is the filename.

Background: Returning the size as text avoids integer-width limits entirely, so this is the safe choice for a file of any size and for languages without a convenient large-integer type. Like the other by-name lookups it takes a bare filename in the current directory; parse the string when you need arithmetic, or use it directly for display.

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llSuccess = .F.

//  Demonstrates the Ftp2.GetSizeStrByName method, which returns the size in bytes of a named file
//  in the current remote directory as a decimal string.  The only argument is the filename.

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

//  The string form avoids integer-size limits, so it is safe for files of any size.
lcFileSize = loFtp.GetSizeStrByName("bigfile.zip")
if (loFtp.LastMethodSuccess = .F.) then
    ? loFtp.LastErrorText
    release loFtp
    return
endif

? "bigfile.zip is " + lcFileSize + " bytes"

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



release loFtp