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Pascal (Lazarus/Delphi)

Get an FTP Listing Entry's Size as a String

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Demonstrates the Chilkat Ftp2.GetSizeStr method, which returns the size in bytes of a cached directory-listing entry as a decimal string. The only argument is a zero-based index.

Background: Returning the size as text sidesteps integer-width limits entirely, which is useful in languages without a convenient 64-bit type and whenever you only need to display or log the value. Parse the string when you need to do arithmetic on it; otherwise it is ready to print as-is.

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Pascal (Lazarus/Delphi)
program ChilkatDemo;

// Demonstrates using the Chilkat Pascal wrapper via the C bridge DLL.
// Builds as a console application under Lazarus (FPC) or Delphi.

{$IFDEF FPC}
  {$MODE DELPHI}
{$ENDIF}
{$APPTYPE CONSOLE}

uses
  {$IFDEF UNIX}
  cthreads,
  {$ENDIF}
  SysUtils,
  CkDllLoader,
  Chilkat.Ftp2;

// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

procedure RunDemo;
var
  success: Boolean;
  ftp: TFtp2;
  n: Integer;
  i: Integer;
  name: string;
  fileSize: string;

begin
  success := False;

  //  Demonstrates the Ftp2.GetSizeStr method, which returns the size in bytes of a cached
  //  directory-listing entry as a decimal string.  The only argument is a zero-based index.

  ftp := TFtp2.Create;

  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) then
    begin
      WriteLn(ftp.LastErrorText);
      Exit;
    end;

  success := ftp.ChangeRemoteDir('public_html');
  if (success = False) then
    begin
      WriteLn(ftp.LastErrorText);
      Exit;
    end;

  //  GetDirCount retrieves the directory listing on the first call and returns the number of
  //  entries.  A negative return indicates failure.
  n := ftp.GetDirCount();
  if (n < 0) then
    begin
      WriteLn(ftp.LastErrorText);
      Exit;
    end;

  for i := 0 to n - 1 do
    begin
      name := ftp.GetFilename(i);

      //  The string form avoids integer-size limits in languages without a convenient 64-bit type.
      fileSize := ftp.GetSizeStr(i);
      WriteLn(name + '  ' + fileSize + ' bytes');
    end;

  success := ftp.Disconnect();
  if (success = False) then
    begin
      WriteLn(ftp.LastErrorText);
      Exit;
    end;


  ftp.Free;

end;

// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

begin

  try
    RunDemo;
  except
    on E: Exception do
      WriteLn('Unhandled exception: ', E.ClassName, ': ', E.Message);
  end;

  WriteLn;
  {$IFDEF MSWINDOWS}
  WriteLn('Press Enter to exit...');
  ReadLn;
  {$ENDIF}
end.