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Change the Remote Directory (CWD)

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Demonstrates the Chilkat Ftp2.ChangeRemoteDir method, which changes the current working directory on the FTP server. The only argument is the remote directory path.

Background: This sends a single CWD with the path exactly as given; Chilkat does not split a multi-level path into one CWD per segment, so whether a/b/c works in one call depends on the server. A relative path moves from the current directory, while an absolute path (leading /) is resolved from the root according to the server's conventions. Confirm the result with GetCurrentRemoteDir when it matters.

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-- Important: See this note about string length limitations for strings returned by sp_OAMethod calls.
--
CREATE PROCEDURE ChilkatSample
AS
BEGIN
    DECLARE @hr int
    DECLARE @iTmp0 int
    DECLARE @sTmp0 nvarchar(4000)
    DECLARE @success int
    SELECT @success = 0

    --  Demonstrates the Ftp2.ChangeRemoteDir method, which changes the current working directory on
    --  the FTP server.  The only argument is the remote directory path.

    DECLARE @ftp int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.Ftp2', @ftp OUT
    IF @hr <> 0
    BEGIN
        PRINT 'Failed to create ActiveX component'
        RETURN
    END

    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @ftp, 'Hostname', 'ftp.example.com'
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @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.
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @ftp, 'Password', 'myPassword'

    --  Connect and log in (Connect performs both).
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @ftp, 'Connect', @success OUT
    IF @success = 0
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @ftp, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @ftp
        RETURN
      END

    --  A relative path is resolved from the current remote directory; an absolute path (beginning
    --  with "/") is interpreted according to the server's path syntax.
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @ftp, 'ChangeRemoteDir', @success OUT, 'public_html/images'
    IF @success = 0
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @ftp, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @ftp
        RETURN
      END

    DECLARE @currentDir nvarchar(4000)
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @ftp, 'GetCurrentRemoteDir', @currentDir OUT
    EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @ftp, 'LastMethodSuccess', @iTmp0 OUT
    IF @iTmp0 = 0
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @ftp, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @ftp
        RETURN
      END

    PRINT 'Now in: ' + @currentDir

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @ftp, 'Disconnect', @success OUT
    IF @success = 0
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @ftp, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @ftp
        RETURN
      END

    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @ftp


END
GO