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Send a Raw FTP Command and Get the Reply

Demonstrates the Chilkat Ftp2.SendCommand method, which sends a raw FTP command and returns the complete server reply. The only argument is the command text, which must not contain CR or LF.

Background: This is the escape hatch for commands the API does not wrap directly — it sends exactly what you provide and hands back the full reply for you to interpret. It is limited to commands that complete on the control connection; anything requiring a data connection (a listing or transfer) needs the dedicated methods, which set up the data channel. Note the command is sent as UTF-8 and CommandCharset is not applied.

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integer li_rc
integer li_Success
oleobject loo_Ftp
string ls_Reply

li_Success = 0

//  Demonstrates the Ftp2.SendCommand method, which sends a raw FTP command and returns the
//  complete server reply.  The only argument is the command text.  Use this for a command not
//  otherwise exposed by the API.

loo_Ftp = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_Ftp.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.Ftp2")
if li_rc < 0 then
    destroy loo_Ftp
    MessageBox("Error","Connecting to COM object failed")
    return
end if

loo_Ftp.Hostname = "ftp.example.com"
loo_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.
loo_Ftp.Password = "myPassword"

//  Connect and log in (Connect performs both).
li_Success = loo_Ftp.Connect()
if li_Success = 0 then
    Write-Debug loo_Ftp.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_Ftp
    return
end if

//  The command must not contain CR or LF characters.  Here PWD is sent as an example.
ls_Reply = loo_Ftp.SendCommand("PWD")
if loo_Ftp.LastMethodSuccess = 0 then
    Write-Debug loo_Ftp.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_Ftp
    return
end if

Write-Debug ls_Reply

li_Success = loo_Ftp.Disconnect()
if li_Success = 0 then
    Write-Debug loo_Ftp.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_Ftp
    return
end if



destroy loo_Ftp