React Native

Simple FTP Download

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Simple example to download a file from an FTP server. React Native

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

async function chilkatExample() {
  // This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
  // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

  const ftp = new Ftp2();

  ftp.hostname = 'ftp.someFtpServer.com';
  ftp.username = 'myLogin';
  ftp.password = 'myPassword';

  // Connect and login to the FTP server.
  try {
    await ftp.connectAsync();
  } catch {
    console.log(ftp.lastErrorText);
    return;
  }

  // Change to the remote directory where the file is located.
  // This step is only necessary if the file is not in the root directory
  // for the FTP account.
  try {
    await ftp.changeRemoteDirAsync('junk');
  } catch {
    console.log(ftp.lastErrorText);
    return;
  }

  const localFilename = 'c:/temp/hamlet.xml';
  const remoteFilename = 'hamlet.xml';

  // Download a file.
  try {
    await ftp.getFileAsync(remoteFilename, localFilename);
  } catch {
    console.log(ftp.lastErrorText);
    return;
  }

  await ftp.disconnectAsync();

  console.log('File Downloaded!');
}