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Append Text Content to a Remote FTP File

Demonstrates the Chilkat Ftp2.AppendFileFromTextData method, which appends text (encoded with a charset) to a remote file. The arguments are the remote filename, the text, and the charset.

Background: This is the append equivalent of PutFileFromTextData — the simplest way to add a line or record to a remote log or data file directly from a string, with no local file involved. The charset controls the encoding of the appended content; the remote filename's own encoding is handled separately.

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#include <CkFtp2W.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    bool success = false;

    //  Demonstrates the Ftp2.AppendFileFromTextData method, which appends text (encoded with a
    //  charset) to a remote file.  The 1st argument is the remote filename, the 2nd is the text, and
    //  the 3rd is the charset.

    CkFtp2W ftp;

    ftp.put_Hostname(L"ftp.example.com");
    ftp.put_Username(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.
    ftp.put_Password(L"myPassword");

    success = ftp.Connect();
    if (success == false) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",ftp.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    //  Append a log line directly, with no local file involved.
    const wchar_t *line = L"2026-07-27 12:00:00  server started\n";
    success = ftp.AppendFileFromTextData(L"logs/app.log",line,L"utf-8");
    if (success == false) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",ftp.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    wprintf(L"Appended a log line.\n");

    success = ftp.Disconnect();
    if (success == false) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",ftp.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }
    }