Pascal (Lazarus/Delphi)

FTP Set Remote File Date/Time Equal to Local File's Last-Modified Date/Time

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Demonstrates how to set a remote file's date/time to be equal to a local file's date/time.

Important: Not all FTP servers support the ability to set a file's date/time.

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.FileAccess,
  Chilkat.Ftp2,
  Chilkat.CkDateTime;

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

procedure RunDemo;
var
  success: Boolean;
  ftp: TFtp2;
  fac: TFileAccess;
  dt: TCkDateTime;
  lastModTimestamp: string;

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.authtls-ftps-server.com';
  ftp.Username := 'FTP_LOGIN';
  ftp.Password := 'FTP_PASSWORD';
  ftp.AuthTls := True;
  ftp.Port := 21;

  //  Connect to the FTP server using explicit TLS (AUTH TLS).
  success := ftp.ConnectOnly();
  if (success = False) then
    begin
      WriteLn(ftp.LastErrorText);
      Exit;
    end;

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

  //  We're going to get the last-mod date/time for the local file
  //  "qa_data/hamlet.xml", and then set the remote "hamlet.xml" to this date/time.
  fac := TFileAccess.Create;
  dt := TCkDateTime.Create;
  lastModTimestamp := fac.GetFileTimeStr('qa_data/hamlet.xml',0);
  dt.SetFromTimestamp(lastModTimestamp);

  success := ftp.SetRemoteFileDt(dt,'hamlet.xml');
  if (success <> True) then
    begin
      WriteLn(ftp.LastErrorText);
      dt.Free;
      Exit;
    end;

  ftp.Disconnect();

  WriteLn('Success.');


  ftp.Free;
  fac.Free;
  dt.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.