Lua

Delete a Remote FTP File (DELE)

Demonstrates the Chilkat Ftp2.DeleteRemoteFile method, which deletes a remote file. The only argument is the remote file path, relative to the current directory or absolute.

Background: Deletion is immediate and permanent — FTP has no trash or undo — so a job that removes files should be certain of the path first. Whether it is allowed depends on the account's permissions on the file and its containing directory. Note that a successful delete does not refresh the cached indexed listing.

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local chilkat = require("chilkat")

-- Demonstrates the Ftp2.DeleteRemoteFile method, which deletes a remote file.  The only argument
-- is the remote file path (relative to the current directory or absolute).

local ftp = chilkat.Ftp2.new()

ftp.hostname = "ftp.example.com"
ftp.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.
ftp.password = "myPassword"

local success = ftp:connect()
if not success then
    print(ftp.last_error_text)
    return
end

success = ftp:change_remote_dir("public_html")
if not success then
    print(ftp.last_error_text)
    return
end

success = ftp:delete_remote_file("uploads/obsolete.tmp")
if not success then
    print(ftp.last_error_text)
    return
end

print("File deleted.")

success = ftp:disconnect()
if not success then
    print(ftp.last_error_text)
    return
end