Append a Local File to a Remote FTP File

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Demonstrates the Chilkat Ftp2.AppendFile method, which appends the contents of a local file to a remote file. The first argument is the local file path and the second is the remote file path. It uses the FTP APPE command.

Note: The local paths are relative to the application's current working directory. Absolute paths may also be used. Supply the paths appropriate to your own environment.

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

$success = $false

#  Demonstrates the Ftp2.AppendFile method, which appends the contents of a local file to a remote
#  file.  The 1st argument is the local file path and the 2nd is the remote file path.

$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
}

#  Uses the FTP APPE command.  On a server with normal APPE behavior, a missing remote file is
#  created; otherwise the local bytes are appended to the end of the existing remote file.
$success = $ftp.AppendFile("qa_data/today.log","logs/app.log")
if ($success -eq $false) {
    $($ftp.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

$("Appended to the remote file.")

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