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Get the Current Remote Directory (PWD)

Demonstrates the Chilkat Ftp2.GetCurrentRemoteDir method, which returns the current working directory reported by the FTP server, normally via the PWD command. It takes no arguments.

Background: FTP is stateful: the server tracks a current working directory per session, and relative paths in later commands are resolved against it. Reading it back is useful to confirm where you are after a ChangeRemoteDir, or to record the starting directory so you can return to it. The value comes from the server, so it reflects the server's own path syntax and canonicalization.

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local chilkat = require("chilkat")

-- Demonstrates the Ftp2.GetCurrentRemoteDir method, which returns the current working directory
-- reported by the FTP server (normally via the PWD command).  It takes no arguments.

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"

-- Connect and log in (Connect performs both).
local success = ftp:connect()
if not success then
    print(ftp.last_error_text)
    return
end

local currentDir = ftp:get_current_remote_dir()
if not ftp.last_method_success then
    print(ftp.last_error_text)
    return
end

print("Current remote directory: " .. currentDir)

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