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Upload Text Content to an FTP File

Demonstrates the Chilkat Ftp2.PutFileFromTextData method, which uploads text (encoded with a charset) directly to a remote file. The arguments are the remote filename, the text, and the charset.

Background: This is the most direct way to create a small remote text file from a string in your program — no StringBuilder and no local file needed. It is ideal for writing a short status file, a marker, or generated configuration. The charset controls the encoding of the file content.

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require 'chilkat'

success = false

#  Demonstrates the Ftp2.PutFileFromTextData method, which uploads text (encoded with a charset)
#  directly to a remote file.  The 1st argument is the remote filename, the 2nd is the text, and
#  the 3rd is the charset.

ftp = Chilkat::CkFtp2.new()

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")

success = ftp.Connect()
if (success == false)
    print ftp.lastErrorText() + "\n";
    exit
end

#  Upload a small text file whose content is provided directly, with no local file involved.
content = "Hello from Chilkat FTP.\nSecond line.\n"
success = ftp.PutFileFromTextData("public_html/hello.txt",content,"utf-8")
if (success == false)
    print ftp.lastErrorText() + "\n";
    exit
end

print "Uploaded text." + "\n";

success = ftp.Disconnect()
if (success == false)
    print ftp.lastErrorText() + "\n";
    exit
end