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Delete a Remote FTP File (DELE)

Demonstrates the Chilkat Ftp2.DeleteRemoteFile method, which deletes a remote file. The only argument is the remote file path, relative to the current directory or absolute.

Background: Deletion is immediate and permanent — FTP has no trash or undo — so a job that removes files should be certain of the path first. Whether it is allowed depends on the account's permissions on the file and its containing directory. Note that a successful delete does not refresh the cached indexed listing.

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Dim success As Boolean = False

'  Demonstrates the Ftp2.DeleteRemoteFile method, which deletes a remote file.  The only argument
'  is the remote file path (relative to the current directory or absolute).

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"

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


success = ftp.ChangeRemoteDir("public_html")
If (success = False) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(ftp.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


success = ftp.DeleteRemoteFile("uploads/obsolete.tmp")
If (success = False) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(ftp.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If

Debug.WriteLine("File deleted.")

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