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Check FTP Connection and Login Status

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Demonstrates the connection-status properties ConnectVerified, LoginVerified, ConnectFailReason, and Greeting.

Background: When Connect fails, these properties separate the possible causes: ConnectVerified shows whether the TCP connection was established at all, LoginVerified whether authentication then succeeded, and ConnectFailReason gives a numeric code pinpointing the failure — far more actionable than a generic error for distinguishing, say, an unreachable host from a bad password. The Greeting captures the server's opening banner, sometimes useful for identifying the server or its policies.

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IncludeFile "CkFtp2.pb"

Procedure ChilkatExample()

    success.i = 0

    ftp.i = CkFtp2::ckCreate()
    If ftp.i = 0
        Debug "Failed to create object."
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    CkFtp2::setCkHostname(ftp, "ftp.example.com")
    CkFtp2::setCkUsername(ftp, "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.
    CkFtp2::setCkPassword(ftp, "myPassword")

    success = CkFtp2::ckConnect(ftp)
    If success <> 1
        ;  ConnectFailReason gives a numeric code describing why Connect failed.
        Debug "Connect failed, reason code: " + Str(CkFtp2::ckConnectFailReason(ftp))
        Debug CkFtp2::ckLastErrorText(ftp)
        CkFtp2::ckDispose(ftp)
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    ;  After a successful connect, these flags report what succeeded.
    Debug "TCP connection verified: " + Str(CkFtp2::ckConnectVerified(ftp))
    Debug "Login verified: " + Str(CkFtp2::ckLoginVerified(ftp))

    ;  The Greeting property holds the server's initial greeting banner.
    Debug "Server greeting: " + CkFtp2::ckGreeting(ftp)

    success = CkFtp2::ckDisconnect(ftp)
    If success = 0
        Debug CkFtp2::ckLastErrorText(ftp)
        CkFtp2::ckDispose(ftp)
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf



    CkFtp2::ckDispose(ftp)


    ProcedureReturn
EndProcedure