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Get an FTP Listing Entry's Group

Demonstrates the Chilkat Ftp2.GetGroup method, which returns the group name or identifier of a cached directory-listing entry. The only argument is a zero-based index. The value is empty when the server does not provide group metadata.

Background: The group is the counterpart to the owner in Unix-style ownership, driving the "group" permission bits. Like the owner, it is only present when the server's listing format includes it, and may be reported as a numeric GID. An empty value simply means the metadata was not provided.

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LOCAL nSuccess
LOCAL oFtp
LOCAL n
LOCAL i
LOCAL cName
LOCAL cGroup

nSuccess := 0

//  Demonstrates the Ftp2.GetGroup method, which returns the group name or identifier of a cached
//  directory-listing entry.  The only argument is a zero-based index.

oFtp := CreateObject("Chilkat.Ftp2")

oFtp:Hostname := "ftp.example.com"
oFtp: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.
oFtp:Password := "myPassword"

nSuccess := oFtp:Connect()
IF (nSuccess == 0)
    ? oFtp:LastErrorText
    oFtp:destroy()
    RETURN
ENDIF

nSuccess := oFtp:ChangeRemoteDir("public_html")
IF (nSuccess == 0)
    ? oFtp:LastErrorText
    oFtp:destroy()
    RETURN
ENDIF

//  GetDirCount retrieves the directory listing on the first call and returns the number of
//  entries.  A negative return indicates failure.
n := oFtp:GetDirCount()
IF (n < 0)
    ? oFtp:LastErrorText
    oFtp:destroy()
    RETURN
ENDIF

FOR i := 0 TO n - 1
    cName := oFtp:GetFilename(i)

    //  The group is empty when the server does not provide group metadata.
    cGroup := oFtp:GetGroup(i)
    ? cGroup + "  " + cName
NEXT

nSuccess := oFtp:Disconnect()
IF (nSuccess == 0)
    ? oFtp:LastErrorText
    oFtp:destroy()
    RETURN
ENDIF

oFtp:destroy()