Swift 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. Swift

func chilkatTest() {
    var success: Bool = false

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

    let ftp = CkoFtp2()!

    ftp.hostname = "ftp.example.com"
    ftp.username = "myLogin"
    ftp.password = "myPassword"
    //  Use explicit TLS
    ftp.authTls = true
    ftp.port = 21

    //  For debugging, turn on session logging so we can examine what is sent by the server.
    ftp.keepSessionLog = true

    //  Connect and login to the FTP server.
    success = ftp.connect()
    if success == false {
        print("\(ftp.lastErrorText!)")
        return
    }

    //  Iterate over .txt files.
    ftp.listPattern = "*.txt"
    var n: Int = ftp.getDirCount().intValue
    print("n = \(n)")

    var i: Int = 0
    while i < n {
        print("\(i): \(ftp.getFilename(index: i)!), \(ftp.getLastModifiedTimeStr(index: i)!)")
        i = i + 1
    }

    //  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 ----")
    print("\(ftp.sessionLog!)")

    ftp.disconnect()

}