Lua

Binary and ASCII FTP Transfer Modes

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The SetTypeBinary() and SetTypeAscii() method can be called to change the current transfer mode. The default transfer mode is binary. Once SetTypeAscii() or SetTypeBinary() is called, all subsequent transfers will occur in that mode. Lua

local chilkat = require("chilkat")

-- This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
-- See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

local ftp = chilkat.Ftp2.new()

ftp.hostname = "ftp.something.com"
ftp.username = "test"
ftp.password = "test"

-- Connect and login to the FTP server.
local success = ftp:connect()
if not success then
    print(ftp.last_error_text)
    return
end

-- Set the transfer mode to ASCII
success = ftp:set_type_ascii()
if not success then
    print(ftp.last_error_text)
    return
end

-- Change to the remote directory where the file will be uploaded.
success = ftp:change_remote_dir("junk")
if not success then
    print(ftp.last_error_text)
    return
end

-- Upload a file.
local localFilename = "hamlet.xml"
local remoteFilename = "hamlet.xml"

-- Turn on session logging for the upload:
ftp.keep_session_log = true

success = ftp:put_file(localFilename, remoteFilename)
if not success then
    print(ftp.last_error_text)
    return
end

-- View the session log.  You can verify visually that
-- the transfer was in ascii mode.
print(ftp.session_log)

success = ftp:disconnect()

print("File Uploaded!")