Lua

Passive FTP Upload

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Simple example to upload a file to an FTP server using passive 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.example.com"
ftp.username = "login"
ftp.password = "password"

-- Use Passive mode.
ftp.passive = true

-- Connect and login to the FTP server.
local success = ftp:connect()
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"

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

success = ftp:disconnect()

print("File Uploaded!")