Tcl

Change the Remote Directory (CWD)

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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load ./chilkat.dll

set 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.

set ftp [new_CkFtp2]

CkFtp2_put_Hostname $ftp "ftp.example.com"
CkFtp2_put_Username $ftp "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.
CkFtp2_put_Password $ftp "myPassword"

#  Connect and log in (Connect performs both).
set success [CkFtp2_Connect $ftp]
if {$success == 0} then {
    puts [CkFtp2_lastErrorText $ftp]
    delete_CkFtp2 $ftp
    exit
}

#  A relative path is resolved from the current remote directory; an absolute path (beginning
#  with "/") is interpreted according to the server's path syntax.
set success [CkFtp2_ChangeRemoteDir $ftp "public_html/images"]
if {$success == 0} then {
    puts [CkFtp2_lastErrorText $ftp]
    delete_CkFtp2 $ftp
    exit
}

set currentDir [CkFtp2_getCurrentRemoteDir $ftp]
if {[CkFtp2_get_LastMethodSuccess $ftp] == 0} then {
    puts [CkFtp2_lastErrorText $ftp]
    delete_CkFtp2 $ftp
    exit
}

puts "Now in: $currentDir"

set success [CkFtp2_Disconnect $ftp]
if {$success == 0} then {
    puts [CkFtp2_lastErrorText $ftp]
    delete_CkFtp2 $ftp
    exit
}


delete_CkFtp2 $ftp