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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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import sys
import chilkat

success = False

#  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.

ftp = chilkat.CkFtp2()

ftp.put_Hostname("ftp.example.com")
ftp.put_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.put_Password("myPassword")

#  Connect and log in (Connect performs both).
success = ftp.Connect()
if (success == False):
    print(ftp.lastErrorText())
    sys.exit()

#  The command must not contain CR or LF characters.  Here PWD is sent as an example.
reply = ftp.sendCommand("PWD")
if (ftp.get_LastMethodSuccess() == False):
    print(ftp.lastErrorText())
    sys.exit()

print(reply)

success = ftp.Disconnect()
if (success == False):
    print(ftp.lastErrorText())
    sys.exit()