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Download Multiple FTP Files by Wildcard (MGET)

Demonstrates the Chilkat Ftp2.MGetFiles method, which downloads files in the current remote directory matching a pattern into a local directory. The first argument is the remote pattern and the second is the local directory. It returns the number of files downloaded, or -1 on failure.

Note: The local paths are relative to the application's current working directory. Absolute paths may also be used. Supply the paths appropriate to your own environment.

Background: This is FTP's mget: fetch everything matching a wildcard in one call rather than looping yourself. It operates on the current remote directory — hence the ChangeRemoteDir first — and does not descend into subdirectories; use DownloadTree for recursive transfers. The count return lets you confirm how many matched, with -1 signaling an outright failure to check separately from a legitimate zero.

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llSuccess = .F.

//  Demonstrates the Ftp2.MGetFiles method, which downloads files in the current remote directory
//  matching a pattern into a local directory.  The 1st argument is the remote pattern and the 2nd
//  is the local directory.  It returns the number of files downloaded, or -1 on failure.

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

//  Download all .html files from the current remote directory.  Subdirectories are not traversed.
lnNumDownloaded = loFtp.MGetFiles("*.html","qa_output/site")
if (lnNumDownloaded < 0) then
    ? loFtp.LastErrorText
    release loFtp
    return
endif

? "Downloaded " + str(lnNumDownloaded) + " files."

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



release loFtp