Pascal (Lazarus/Delphi)

Get FTP Directory Listing as XML

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Demonstrates how to call GetXmlDirListing and parse the results. 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,
  Chilkat.Xml;

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

procedure RunDemo;
var
  success: Boolean;
  ftp: TFtp2;
  xmlListing: string;
  xml: TXml;
  i: Integer;
  numEntries: Integer;
  xEntry: TXml;
  sz: Integer;
  xLastMod: TXml;
  month: Integer;
  year: Integer;
  day: Integer;

begin
  success := False;

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

  ftp := TFtp2.Create;

  ftp.Hostname := 'www.my-ftp-server.com';
  ftp.Username := 'mFtpLogin';
  ftp.Password := 'myFtpPassword';

  //  Connect to the FTP server.
  success := ftp.ConnectOnly();
  if (success <> True) then
    begin
      WriteLn(ftp.LastErrorText);
      Exit;
    end;

  //  Authenticate with the FTP server.
  success := ftp.LoginAfterConnectOnly();
  if (success <> True) then
    begin
      WriteLn(ftp.LastErrorText);
      Exit;
    end;

  //  Retrieve (in XML format) the HOME directory of this FTP account.
  xmlListing := ftp.GetXmlDirListing('*.*');
  if (ftp.LastMethodSuccess <> True) then
    begin
      WriteLn(ftp.LastErrorText);
      Exit;
    end;

  //  Now load the XML and parse it..
  xml := TXml.Create;
  xml.LoadXml(xmlListing);
  WriteLn(xml.GetXml());

  //  Iterate over the XML...
  i := 0;
  numEntries := xml.NumChildren;
  while i < numEntries do
    begin
      xEntry := xml.GetChild(i);
      if (xEntry.TagEquals('dir') = True) then
        begin
          WriteLn('Directory: ' + xEntry.Content);
        end
      else
        begin
          sz := xEntry.GetChildIntValue('size');
          WriteLn('File: ' + xEntry.GetChildContent('name') + ', size: ' + sz);
          xLastMod := xEntry.FindChild('lastModTime');
          if (xEntry.LastMethodSuccess = True) then
            begin
              month := xLastMod.GetAttrValueInt('m');
              year := xLastMod.GetAttrValueInt('y');
              day := xLastMod.GetAttrValueInt('d');
              WriteLn('    YYYY-MM-DD: ' + year + '-' + month + '-' + day);
              xLastMod.Free;
            end;
        end;

      xEntry.Free;
      i := i + 1;
    end;

  ftp.Disconnect();

  WriteLn('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>
  //  
  //  


  ftp.Free;
  xml.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.