VB.NET

Get Last Modified Date/Time of Files in a Remote Directory

Gets the last-modified date/times of files in a remote FTP directory. VB.NET

Dim success As Boolean = False

' This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
' See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

Dim ftp As New Chilkat.Ftp2

ftp.Hostname = "ftp.example.com"
ftp.Username = "myLogin"
ftp.Password = "myPassword"
' Use explicit TLS
ftp.AuthTls = True
ftp.Port = 21

' For debugging, turn on session logging so we can examine what is sent by the server.
ftp.KeepSessionLog = True

' Connect and login to the FTP server.
success = ftp.Connect()
If (success = False) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(ftp.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


' Iterate over .txt files.
ftp.ListPattern = "*.txt"
Dim n As Integer = ftp.GetDirCount()
Debug.WriteLine("n = " & n)

Dim i As Integer = 0
While i < n
    Debug.WriteLine(i & ": " & ftp.GetFilename(i) & ", " & ftp.GetLastModifiedTimeStr(i))
    i = i + 1
End While

' Show the session log so we can see the details of the FTP directory listing sent by the server.
' This tells us what information is available.  Some FTP servers provide better and more accurate information
' than others.

Debug.WriteLine("---- Session Log ----")
Debug.WriteLine(ftp.SessionLog)

ftp.Disconnect()