Objective-C

Get FTP Directory Listing as XML

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Demonstrates how to call GetXmlDirListing and parse the results. Objective-C

#import <CkoFtp2.h>
#import <NSString.h>
#import <CkoXml.h>

BOOL success = NO;

//  This example assumes Chilkat Ftp2 to have been previously unlocked.
//  See Unlock Ftp2 for sample code.

CkoFtp2 *ftp = [[CkoFtp2 alloc] init];

ftp.Hostname = @"www.my-ftp-server.com";
ftp.Username = @"mFtpLogin";
ftp.Password = @"myFtpPassword";

//  Connect to the FTP server.
success = [ftp ConnectOnly];
if (success != YES) {
    NSLog(@"%@",ftp.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

//  Authenticate with the FTP server.
success = [ftp LoginAfterConnectOnly];
if (success != YES) {
    NSLog(@"%@",ftp.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

//  Retrieve (in XML format) the HOME directory of this FTP account.
NSString *xmlListing = [ftp GetXmlDirListing: @"*.*"];
if (ftp.LastMethodSuccess != YES) {
    NSLog(@"%@",ftp.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

//  Now load the XML and parse it..
CkoXml *xml = [[CkoXml alloc] init];
[xml LoadXml: xmlListing];
NSLog(@"%@",[xml GetXml]);

//  Iterate over the XML...
int i = 0;
int numEntries = [xml.NumChildren intValue];
while (i < numEntries) {
    CkoXml *xEntry = [xml GetChild: [NSNumber numberWithInt: i]];
    if ([xEntry TagEquals: @"dir"] == YES) {
        NSLog(@"%@%@",@"Directory: ",xEntry.Content);
    }
    else {
        int sz = [[xEntry GetChildIntValue: @"size"] intValue];
        NSLog(@"%@%@%@%d",@"File: ",[xEntry GetChildContent: @"name"],@", size: ",sz);
        CkoXml *xLastMod = [xEntry FindChild: @"lastModTime"];
        if (xEntry.LastMethodSuccess == YES) {
            int month = [[xLastMod GetAttrValueInt: @"m"] intValue];
            int year = [[xLastMod GetAttrValueInt: @"y"] intValue];
            int day = [[xLastMod GetAttrValueInt: @"d"] intValue];
            NSLog(@"%@%d%@%d%@%d",@"    YYYY-MM-DD: ",year,@"-",month,@"-",day);

        }

    }

    i = i + 1;
}

[ftp Disconnect];

NSLog(@"%@",@"Success.");

//  Sample XML directory listing:
//  <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
//  <remoteDir>
//      <dir>Desktop</dir>
//      <dir>Documents</dir>
//      <dir>Downloads</dir>
//      <dir>Music</dir>
//      <dir>Pictures</dir>
//      <dir>Public</dir>
//      <dir>Templates</dir>
//      <dir>Videos</dir>
//      <file>
//          <name>c.py</name>
//          <size>1244</size>
//          <lastModTime full="20151009-000000" y="2015" d="9" m="10" hh="0" mm="0" ss="0" />
//      </file>
//      <file>
//          <name>cacerts_linux</name>
//          <size>177207</size>
//          <lastModTime full="20140915-000000" y="2014" d="15" m="9" hh="0" mm="0" ss="0" />
//      </file>
//      <file>
//          <name>empty.txt</name>
//          <size>0</size>
//          <lastModTime full="20150917-000000" y="2015" d="17" m="9" hh="0" mm="0" ss="0" />
//      </file>
//      <file>
//          <name>hamlet.xml</name>
//          <size>279658</size>
//          <lastModTime full="20160917-084100" y="2016" d="17" m="9" hh="8" mm="41" ss="0" />
//      </file>
//  </remoteDir>
//  
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