React Native

Delete a Remote FTP File (DELE)

Demonstrates the Chilkat Ftp2.DeleteRemoteFile method, which deletes a remote file. The only argument is the remote file path, relative to the current directory or absolute.

Background: Deletion is immediate and permanent — FTP has no trash or undo — so a job that removes files should be certain of the path first. Whether it is allowed depends on the account's permissions on the file and its containing directory. Note that a successful delete does not refresh the cached indexed listing.

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import { Ftp2 } from '@chilkat/react-native'

async function chilkatExample() {
  // Demonstrates the Ftp2.DeleteRemoteFile method, which deletes a remote file.  The only argument
  // is the remote file path (relative to the current directory or absolute).

  const ftp = new 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';

  try {
    await ftp.connectAsync();
  } catch {
    console.log(ftp.lastErrorText);
    return;
  }

  try {
    await ftp.changeRemoteDirAsync('public_html');
  } catch {
    console.log(ftp.lastErrorText);
    return;
  }

  try {
    await ftp.deleteRemoteFileAsync('uploads/obsolete.tmp');
  } catch {
    console.log(ftp.lastErrorText);
    return;
  }

  console.log('File deleted.');

  try {
    await ftp.disconnectAsync();
  } catch {
    console.log(ftp.lastErrorText);
    return;
  }
}