Objective-C

Get Last Modified Date/Time of Files in a Remote Directory

Gets the last-modified date/times of files in a remote FTP directory. Objective-C

#import <CkoFtp2.h>

BOOL success = NO;

//  This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
//  See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

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

ftp.Hostname = @"ftp.example.com";
ftp.Username = @"myLogin";
ftp.Password = @"myPassword";
//  Use explicit TLS
ftp.AuthTls = YES;
ftp.Port = [NSNumber numberWithInt:21];

//  For debugging, turn on session logging so we can examine what is sent by the server.
ftp.KeepSessionLog = YES;

//  Connect and login to the FTP server.
success = [ftp Connect];
if (success == NO) {
    NSLog(@"%@",ftp.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

//  Iterate over .txt files.
ftp.ListPattern = @"*.txt";
int n = [[ftp GetDirCount] intValue];
NSLog(@"%@%d",@"n = ",n);

int i = 0;
while (i < n) {
    NSLog(@"%d%@%@%@%@",i,@": ",[ftp GetFilename: [NSNumber numberWithInt: i]],@", ",[ftp GetLastModifiedTimeStr: [NSNumber numberWithInt: i]]);
    i = i + 1;
}

//  Show the session log so we can see the details of the FTP directory listing sent by the server.
//  This tells us what information is available.  Some FTP servers provide better and more accurate information
//  than others.

NSLog(@"%@",@"---- Session Log ----");
NSLog(@"%@",ftp.SessionLog);

[ftp Disconnect];