Unicode C

Sync a Local Tree Up with Preview and Traversal Control

Demonstrates the Chilkat Ftp2.SyncRemoteTree2 method, which uploads a local tree to the current remote directory with extra controls. The arguments are the local root, the upload mode, whether to descend into subdirectories, and whether to run preview-only. In preview mode the results are available via the SyncPreview property.

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.

Background: The preview flag is what makes this valuable: run it first to see exactly which files would be uploaded — without transferring anything — then run it again for real once the plan looks right. That dry-run step is a strong safeguard before a large or destructive-looking sync. The descend flag lets you limit the operation to the top level, and the mode is the same set of upload rules as SyncRemoteTree.

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#include <C_CkFtp2W.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    BOOL success;
    HCkFtp2W ftp;
    int mode;
    BOOL bDescend;
    BOOL bPreviewOnly;

    success = FALSE;

    //  Demonstrates the Ftp2.SyncRemoteTree2 method, which uploads a local tree to the current remote
    //  directory with extra traversal and preview controls.  The 1st argument is the local root, the
    //  2nd is the upload mode, the 3rd selects whether to descend into subdirectories, and the 4th
    //  selects preview-only (no actual transfers).

    ftp = CkFtp2W_Create();

    CkFtp2W_putHostname(ftp,L"ftp.example.com");
    CkFtp2W_putUsername(ftp,L"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.
    CkFtp2W_putPassword(ftp,L"myPassword");

    success = CkFtp2W_Connect(ftp);
    if (success == FALSE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkFtp2W_lastErrorText(ftp));
        CkFtp2W_Dispose(ftp);
        return;
    }

    success = CkFtp2W_ChangeRemoteDir(ftp,L"public_html");
    if (success == FALSE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkFtp2W_lastErrorText(ftp));
        CkFtp2W_Dispose(ftp);
        return;
    }

    //    0 = all selected files
    //    1 = files missing on the server
    //    2 = missing, or newer locally
    //    3 = only files that exist remotely and are newer locally
    //    4 = missing, or a different size
    //    5 = missing, different size, or newer locally

    mode = 5;

    //  Descend into subdirectories.
    bDescend = TRUE;

    //  Preview only: determine what WOULD be uploaded without transferring anything.  The results are
    //  available via the SyncPreview property.
    bPreviewOnly = TRUE;

    success = CkFtp2W_SyncRemoteTree2(ftp,L"qa_data/site",mode,bDescend,bPreviewOnly);
    if (success == FALSE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkFtp2W_lastErrorText(ftp));
        CkFtp2W_Dispose(ftp);
        return;
    }

    //  SyncPreview lists the files that would be uploaded.
    wprintf(L"%s\n",CkFtp2W_syncPreview(ftp));

    success = CkFtp2W_Disconnect(ftp);
    if (success == FALSE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkFtp2W_lastErrorText(ftp));
        CkFtp2W_Dispose(ftp);
        return;
    }



    CkFtp2W_Dispose(ftp);

    }