PureBasic

Download Directory Tree Listing as XML

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Downloads a complete remote directory tree listing in XML format. The directory tree in XML format looks like this:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>

<dirTree>
    <file>bookstore.xml</file>
    <file>hamlet.xml</file>
    <file>hamlet.zip</file>
    <file>japanese.xml</file>
    <file>New Text Document (2).txt</file>
    <file>New Text Document.txt</file>
    <file>nutrition.xml</file>
    <file>pigs.xml</file>
    <file>plants.xml</file>
    <dir name="subdir1">
        <file>box.ico</file>
        <file>Setup.exe</file>
        <dir name="a">
            <file>dude.gif</file>
            <file>HelloWorld123.txt</file>
        </dir>
    </dir>
    <dir name="subdir2">
        <file>scream.jpg</file>
    </dir>
</dirTree>

PureBasic

IncludeFile "CkFtp2.pb"

Procedure ChilkatExample()

    success.i = 0

    ; This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    ; See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

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

    CkFtp2::setCkHostname(ftp, "ftp.something.com")
    CkFtp2::setCkUsername(ftp, "test")
    CkFtp2::setCkPassword(ftp, "test")

    ; Connect and login to the FTP server.
    success = CkFtp2::ckConnect(ftp)
    If success <> 1
        Debug CkFtp2::ckLastErrorText(ftp)
        CkFtp2::ckDispose(ftp)
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    ; Recursively download the listings for the complete
    ; remote directory tree at the current remote dir.
    ; In this case, we haven't called ChangeRemoteDir,
    ; so the current remote dir is the root directory of the
    ; FTP account.
    strXml.s
    strXml = CkFtp2::ckDirTreeXml(ftp)

    Debug strXml

    success = CkFtp2::ckDisconnect(ftp)


    CkFtp2::ckDispose(ftp)


    ProcedureReturn
EndProcedure