Perl

Append Text Content to a Remote FTP File

Demonstrates the Chilkat Ftp2.AppendFileFromTextData method, which appends text (encoded with a charset) to a remote file. The arguments are the remote filename, the text, and the charset.

Background: This is the append equivalent of PutFileFromTextData — the simplest way to add a line or record to a remote log or data file directly from a string, with no local file involved. The charset controls the encoding of the appended content; the remote filename's own encoding is handled separately.

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use strict;
use warnings;
use Chilkat2;

# Demonstrates the Ftp2.AppendFileFromTextData method, which appends text (encoded with a
# charset) to a remote file.  The 1st argument is the remote filename, the 2nd is the text, and
# the 3rd is the charset.

my $ftp = Chilkat2::Ftp2->new;

$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');

my $success = $ftp->Connect();
if (!$success) {
    print $ftp->LastErrorText, "\n";
    exit;
}

# Append a log line directly, with no local file involved.
my $line = "2026-07-27 12:00:00  server started\n";
$success = $ftp->AppendFileFromTextData('logs/app.log', $line, 'utf-8');
if (!$success) {
    print $ftp->LastErrorText, "\n";
    exit;
}

print "Appended a log line.\n";

$success = $ftp->Disconnect();
if (!$success) {
    print $ftp->LastErrorText, "\n";
    exit;
}