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Get a Remote FTP File's Last-Modified Time by Name

Demonstrates the Chilkat Ftp2.GetLastModifiedTimeByNameStr method, which returns the last-modified time of a named item in the current remote directory as an RFC 822 date-time string. The only argument is the filename.

Background: This queries one item's modification time directly (typically via MDTM) rather than pulling and scanning a whole listing — efficient when you already know the filename and just need its timestamp, for example to decide whether a local copy is stale. The RFC 822 string includes a timezone offset, so the moment is unambiguous.

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function chilkatExample() {

    var success = false;

    //  Demonstrates the Ftp2.GetLastModifiedTimeByNameStr method, which returns the last-modified time
    //  of a named item in the current remote directory as an RFC 822 date-time string.  The only
    //  argument is the filename.

    var ftp = new chilkat.Ftp2();

    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";

    success = ftp.Connect();
    if (success == false) {
        console.log(ftp.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    success = ftp.ChangeRemoteDir("public_html");
    if (success == false) {
        console.log(ftp.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    var lastModified = ftp.GetLastModifiedTimeByNameStr("report.pdf");
    if (ftp.LastMethodSuccess == false) {
        console.log(ftp.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    console.log("Last modified: " + lastModified);

    success = ftp.Disconnect();
    if (success == false) {
        console.log(ftp.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }


}

chilkatExample();