Swift

Get FTP Directory Listing Information

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_LANGUAGE_ example showing how to get information about files and subdirectories in the current 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 = "login"
    ftp.password = "password"

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

    // The ListPattern property is our directory listing filter.
    // The default value is "*", which includes everything.
    print("\(ftp.listPattern!)")

    // To get file and sub-directory information, simply
    // loop from 0 to ftp.GetDirCount() - 1
    var i: Int
    var n: Int
    n = ftp.getDirCount().intValue
    if n < 0 {
        print("\(ftp.lastErrorText!)")
        return
    }

    if n > 0 {
        for i = 0; i <= n - 1; i++ {

            // Display the filename
            print("\(ftp.getFilename(index: i)!)")

            // Display the file size (in bytes)
            print("\(ftp.getSize(index: i).intValue)")

            // Is this a sub-directory?
            if ftp.getIsDirectory(index: i) == true {
                print(".. this is a sub-directory")
            }

            print("--")
        }

    }

    print("-----------------------------------")

    // Only files and directories
    // matching the ListPattern are returned.
    ftp.listPattern = "*.asp"
    n = ftp.getDirCount().intValue
    if n < 0 {
        print("\(ftp.lastErrorText!)")
        return
    }

    if n > 0 {
        for i = 0; i <= n - 1; i++ {

            // Display the filename
            print("\(ftp.getFilename(index: i)!)")

            // Display the file size (in bytes)
            print("\(ftp.getSize(index: i).intValue)")

            print("--")
        }

    }

    success = ftp.disconnect()

}