Rust

Get a Raw Text Directory Listing (LIST)

Demonstrates the Chilkat Ftp2.GetTextDirListing method, which sends a legacy LIST request and returns the server's raw textual listing. The only argument is appended literally as a server-side listing argument; an empty string lists the current remote directory.

Background: This returns exactly what the server's LIST command produces — usually a Unix ls -l-style block, but the format is server-defined and not standardized. That makes it handy for display or debugging, but fragile to parse; prefer GetXmlDirListing or the index-based accessors when you need structured data. Since the argument is appended literally to LIST, it can carry server-specific options as well as a wildcard.

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// Demonstrates the Ftp2.GetTextDirListing method, which sends a legacy LIST request and returns
// the server's raw textual listing.  The only argument is appended literally as a server-side
// listing argument; an empty string lists the current remote directory.

let ftp = chilkat::Ftp2::new();

ftp.set_hostname("ftp.example.com");
ftp.set_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.set_password("myPassword");

if ftp.connect().is_err() {
    println!("{}", ftp.last_error_text());
    return;
}

if ftp.change_remote_dir("public_html").is_err() {
    println!("{}", ftp.last_error_text());
    return;
}

// Get the raw listing text.  The format is server-defined (often Unix "ls -l" style).
let Ok(listing) = ftp.get_text_dir_listing("") else {
    println!("{}", ftp.last_error_text());
    return;
};

println!("{}", listing);

if ftp.disconnect().is_err() {
    println!("{}", ftp.last_error_text());
    return;
}