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Quote and SendCommand

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Demonstrate the Quote and SendCommand methods.

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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
    }

    // Tell the FTP object to keep an in-memory session log
    // so we can see the commands sent to the server,
    // and the responses received back.
    ftp.keepSessionLog = true

    // Change the current remote directory via the Quote method:
    success = ftp.quote(cmd: "CWD junk")
    if success != true {
        print("\(ftp.lastErrorText!)")
        return
    }

    // Move back up 
    // In this case, ChangeRemoteDir sends "CWD .." to the FTP server.
    success = ftp.changeRemoteDir(relativeDirPath: "..")
    if success != true {
        print("\(ftp.lastErrorText!)")
        return
    }

    // Do the same via the SendCommand method where the
    // raw FTP server response is returned:
    var serverResponse: String? = ftp.sendCommand(cmd: "CWD junk")
    if ftp.lastMethodSuccess != true {
        print("\(ftp.lastErrorText!)")
    }
    else {
        print("\(serverResponse!)")
    }

    success = ftp.disconnect()

    print("Session Log:")
    print("\(ftp.sessionLog!)")

}