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Pascal (Lazarus/Delphi)

Synchronize Local Directory Tree

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Downloads files from the FTP server to a local directory tree. Synchronization modes include:

mode=0: Download all files
mode=1: Download all files that do not exist on the local filesystem.
mode=2: Download newer or non-existant files.
mode=3: Download only newer files. If a file does not already exist on the local filesystem, it is not downloaded from the server..
mode=5: Download only missing files or files with size differences.
mode=6: Same as mode 5, but also download newer files.
mode=99: Do not download files, but instead delete remote files that do not exist locally.

Chilkat Pascal (Lazarus/Delphi) Downloads

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;
  mode: Integer;

begin
  success := False;

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

  ftp := TFtp2.Create;

  ftp.Hostname := 'ftp.example.com';
  ftp.Username := 'login';
  ftp.Password := 'password';

  ftp.KeepSessionLog := True;

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

  //  Set the current remote directory to the root of
  //  the tree to be downloaded.
  success := ftp.ChangeRemoteDir('/subDir1');
  if (success <> True) then
    begin
      WriteLn(ftp.LastErrorText);
      Exit;
    end;

  //  Recursively download all non-existant and newer files.
  mode := 2;
  success := ftp.SyncLocalTree('c:/temp/subDir1',mode);
  if (success <> True) then
    begin
      WriteLn(ftp.LastErrorText);
      Exit;
    end;

  success := ftp.Disconnect();

  //  Display the session log.  
  WriteLn(ftp.SessionLog);


  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.