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Send a Raw FTP Command and Get the Reply

Demonstrates the Chilkat Ftp2.SendCommand method, which sends a raw FTP command and returns the complete server reply. The only argument is the command text, which must not contain CR or LF.

Background: This is the escape hatch for commands the API does not wrap directly — it sends exactly what you provide and hands back the full reply for you to interpret. It is limited to commands that complete on the control connection; anything requiring a data connection (a listing or transfer) needs the dedicated methods, which set up the data channel. Note the command is sent as UTF-8 and CommandCharset is not applied.

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LOCAL nSuccess
LOCAL oFtp
LOCAL cReply

nSuccess := 0

//  Demonstrates the Ftp2.SendCommand method, which sends a raw FTP command and returns the
//  complete server reply.  The only argument is the command text.  Use this for a command not
//  otherwise exposed by the API.

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"

//  Connect and log in (Connect performs both).
nSuccess := oFtp:Connect()
IF (nSuccess == 0)
    ? oFtp:LastErrorText
    oFtp:destroy()
    RETURN
ENDIF

//  The command must not contain CR or LF characters.  Here PWD is sent as an example.
cReply := oFtp:SendCommand("PWD")
IF (oFtp:LastMethodSuccess == 0)
    ? oFtp:LastErrorText
    oFtp:destroy()
    RETURN
ENDIF

? cReply

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

oFtp:destroy()