Sync a Single FTP Directory Down to Local

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Demonstrates the Chilkat Ftp2.SyncLocalDir method, which synchronizes files from the current remote directory into a local directory without descending into subdirectories. The first argument is the local root and the second is the download mode.

Note: The local paths are relative to the application's current working directory. Absolute paths may also be used. Supply the paths appropriate to your own environment.

load ./chilkat.dll

set success 0

#  Demonstrates the Ftp2.SyncLocalDir method, which synchronizes files from the current remote
#  directory into a local directory WITHOUT descending into subdirectories.  The 1st argument is
#  the local root and the 2nd is the download mode.

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"

set success [CkFtp2_Connect $ftp]
if {$success == 0} then {
    puts [CkFtp2_lastErrorText $ftp]
    delete_CkFtp2 $ftp
    exit
}

set success [CkFtp2_ChangeRemoteDir $ftp "public_html"]
if {$success == 0} then {
    puts [CkFtp2_lastErrorText $ftp]
    delete_CkFtp2 $ftp
    exit
}

#  This is the single-directory (non-recursive) form of SyncLocalTree; it uses the same modes.
#    0 = all selected files
#    1 = files missing locally
#    2 = missing locally, or newer on the server
#    3 = only files that exist locally and are newer on the server
#    5 = missing locally, or a different size
#    6 = missing, different size, or newer on the server
#   99 = do not download; delete local... (see docs)

set mode 2
set success [CkFtp2_SyncLocalDir $ftp "qa_output/site" $mode]
if {$success == 0} then {
    puts [CkFtp2_lastErrorText $ftp]
    delete_CkFtp2 $ftp
    exit
}

puts "Remote directory synced to local (top level only)."

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


delete_CkFtp2 $ftp