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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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Dim success As Boolean = False

'  Demonstrates the Ftp2.ChangeRemoteDir method, which changes the current working directory on
'  the FTP server.  The only argument is the remote directory path.

Dim ftp As New Chilkat.Ftp2

ftp.Hostname = "ftp.example.com"
ftp.Username = "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.Password = "myPassword"

'  Connect and log in (Connect performs both).
success = ftp.Connect()
If (success = False) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(ftp.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


'  A relative path is resolved from the current remote directory; an absolute path (beginning
'  with "/") is interpreted according to the server's path syntax.
success = ftp.ChangeRemoteDir("public_html/images")
If (success = False) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(ftp.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


Dim currentDir As String = ftp.GetCurrentRemoteDir()
If (ftp.LastMethodSuccess = False) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(ftp.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If

Debug.WriteLine("Now in: " & currentDir)

success = ftp.Disconnect()
If (success = False) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(ftp.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If