Visual Basic 6.0

FTP Upload / Download to StringBuilder

Demonstrate how to upload from a Chilkat StringBuilder object, and download into a StringBuilder object. Visual Basic 6.0

Dim success As Long
success = 0

' This example assumes Chilkat Ftp2 to have been previously unlocked.
' See Unlock Ftp2 for sample code.

Dim ftp As New ChilkatFtp2

ftp.Hostname = "www.my-ftp-server.com"
ftp.Username = "mFtpLogin"
ftp.Password = "myFtpPassword"

' Connect to the FTP server.
success = ftp.ConnectOnly()
If (success <> 1) Then
    Debug.Print ftp.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If

' Authenticate with the FTP server.
success = ftp.LoginAfterConnectOnly()
If (success <> 1) Then
    Debug.Print ftp.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If

Dim sbA As New ChilkatStringBuilder
success = sbA.LoadFile("qa_data/hamlet.xml","utf-8")

' Upload the contents of sbA to the FTP server.
Dim bIncludeBOM As Long
bIncludeBOM = 0
Dim remoteFilename As String
remoteFilename = "hamletFromSb.xml"
success = ftp.PutFileSb(sbA,"utf-8",bIncludeBOM,remoteFilename)
If (success <> 1) Then
    Debug.Print ftp.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If

' Download...
Dim sbB As New ChilkatStringBuilder
success = ftp.GetFileSb(remoteFilename,"utf-8",sbB)
If (success <> 1) Then
    Debug.Print ftp.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If

' Verify that sbA and sbB have the exact same contents.
Debug.Print "size of sbA: " & sbA.Length
Dim bCaseSensitive As Long
bCaseSensitive = 1
If (sbA.ContentsEqualSb(sbB,bCaseSensitive) = 1) Then
    Debug.Print "Contents are equal. Success."
Else
    Debug.Print "Contents are NOT equal.  Failed."
End If

success = ftp.Disconnect()