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Get the Current Remote Directory (PWD)

Demonstrates the Chilkat Ftp2.GetCurrentRemoteDir method, which returns the current working directory reported by the FTP server, normally via the PWD command. It takes no arguments.

Background: FTP is stateful: the server tracks a current working directory per session, and relative paths in later commands are resolved against it. Reading it back is useful to confirm where you are after a ChangeRemoteDir, or to record the starting directory so you can return to it. The value comes from the server, so it reflects the server's own path syntax and canonicalization.

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Dim success As Boolean = False

'  Demonstrates the Ftp2.GetCurrentRemoteDir method, which returns the current working directory
'  reported by the FTP server (normally via the PWD command).  It takes no arguments.

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


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

Debug.WriteLine("Current remote directory: " & currentDir)

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