Rust

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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// 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.

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");

// Connect and log in (Connect performs both).
if ftp.connect().is_err() {
    println!("{}", ftp.last_error_text());
    return;
}

// The command must not contain CR or LF characters.  Here PWD is sent as an example.
let Ok(reply) = ftp.send_command("PWD") else {
    println!("{}", ftp.last_error_text());
    return;
};

println!("{}", reply);

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