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Send an FTP SITE Command

Demonstrates the Chilkat Ftp2.Site method, which sends a server-specific SITE command. The only argument is the text following SITE, for example CHMOD 644 index.html.

Background: SITE is FTP's extension point for features outside the standard — each server defines its own subcommands. The best-known is SITE CHMOD on Unix servers to set file permissions, but others cover mainframe dataset attributes, quotas, and more. Because these are non-standard and often privileged, expect them to vary by server and to require appropriate rights.

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function chilkatExample() {

    var success = false;

    //  Demonstrates the Ftp2.Site method, which sends a server-specific SITE command.  The only
    //  argument is the text following "SITE".

    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";

    //  Connect and log in (Connect performs both).
    success = ftp.Connect();
    if (success == false) {
        console.log(ftp.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    //  SITE subcommands are defined by the server, not by the FTP standard, and may require special
    //  permissions.  A common example is changing file permissions on a Unix FTP server.
    success = ftp.Site("CHMOD 644 public_html/index.html");
    if (success == false) {
        console.log(ftp.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    console.log("SITE command accepted.");

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


}

chilkatExample();