Lua

Get FTP Directory Listing Information

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_LANGUAGE_ example showing how to get information about files and subdirectories in the current remote FTP directory. 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.example.com"
ftp.username = "login"
ftp.password = "password"

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

-- The ListPattern property is our directory listing filter.
-- The default value is "*", which includes everything.
print(ftp.list_pattern)

-- To get file and sub-directory information, simply
-- loop from 0 to ftp.GetDirCount() - 1
local n = ftp:get_dir_count()
if n < 0 then
    print(ftp.last_error_text)
    return
end

if n > 0 then
    for i = 0, n - 1 do
        -- Display the filename
        print(ftp:get_filename(i))

        -- Display the file size (in bytes)
        print(ftp:get_size(i))

        -- Is this a sub-directory?
        if ftp:get_is_directory(i) then
            print(".. this is a sub-directory")
        end

        print("--")
    end
end

print("-----------------------------------")

-- Only files and directories
-- matching the ListPattern are returned.
ftp.list_pattern = "*.asp"
n = ftp:get_dir_count()
if n < 0 then
    print(ftp.last_error_text)
    return
end

if n > 0 then
    for i = 0, n - 1 do
        -- Display the filename
        print(ftp:get_filename(i))

        -- Display the file size (in bytes)
        print(ftp:get_size(i))

        print("--")
    end
end

success = ftp:disconnect()