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Pre-Allocate Server Space Before an FTP Upload (ALLO)

Demonstrates the AllocateSize property, which sends the FTP ALLO command to pre-allocate disk space on the server before an upload. Set it to the size in bytes of the file about to be uploaded.

Background: ALLO asks the server to reserve storage in advance, a requirement of certain legacy systems — older mainframes in particular — that need the exact file size up front to allocate a dataset. Modern servers allocate space dynamically and typically ignore or accept ALLO without needing it, so most applications never set this. Provide it only when targeting a host known to require pre-allocation.

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Add-Type -Path "C:\chilkat\ChilkatDotNet47-x64\ChilkatDotNet47.dll"

$success = $false

$ftp = New-Object Chilkat.Ftp2

$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"

$success = $ftp.Connect()
if ($success -eq $false) {
    $($ftp.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

#  AllocateSize sends the FTP ALLO command to pre-allocate disk space on the server before an
#  upload.  It is rarely needed -- mainly for certain legacy systems that require the exact size
#  in advance -- since most servers allocate space dynamically.  Set it to the size in bytes of
#  the file about to be uploaded.
ERROR: Assignment type mismatch.  ExpressionType=int, atgType=uint

$success = $ftp.PutFile("qa_data/bigfile.zip","uploads/bigfile.zip")
if ($success -eq $false) {
    $($ftp.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

$("Uploaded with pre-allocation.")

$success = $ftp.Disconnect()
if ($success -eq $false) {
    $($ftp.LastErrorText)
    exit
}