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SQL Server Requires Chilkat v11.0.0+

Get Last Modified Date/Time of Files in a Remote Directory

Gets the last-modified date/times of files in a remote FTP directory.

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CREATE PROCEDURE ChilkatSample
AS
BEGIN
    DECLARE @hr int
    DECLARE @sTmp0 nvarchar(4000)
    DECLARE @sTmp1 nvarchar(4000)
    DECLARE @success int
    SELECT @success = 0

    --  This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    --  See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    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', 'myLogin'
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @ftp, 'Password', 'myPassword'
    --  Use explicit TLS
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @ftp, 'AuthTls', 1
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @ftp, 'Port', 21

    --  For debugging, turn on session logging so we can examine what is sent by the server.
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @ftp, 'KeepSessionLog', 1

    --  Connect and login to the FTP server.
    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

    --  Iterate over .txt files.
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @ftp, 'ListPattern', '*.txt'
    DECLARE @n int
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @ftp, 'GetDirCount', @n OUT

    PRINT 'n = ' + @n

    DECLARE @i int
    SELECT @i = 0
    WHILE @i < @n
      BEGIN

        EXEC sp_OAMethod @ftp, 'GetFilename', @sTmp0 OUT, @i

        EXEC sp_OAMethod @ftp, 'GetLastModifiedTimeStr', @sTmp1 OUT, @i
        PRINT @i + ': ' + @sTmp0 + ', ' + @sTmp1
        SELECT @i = @i + 1
      END

    --  Show the session log so we can see the details of the FTP directory listing sent by the server.
    --  This tells us what information is available.  Some FTP servers provide better and more accurate information
    --  than others.


    PRINT '---- Session Log ----'
    EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @ftp, 'SessionLog', @sTmp0 OUT
    PRINT @sTmp0

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @ftp, 'Disconnect', @success OUT

    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @ftp


END
GO