Xbase++

Change Current Directory

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To change the current remote directory, call ChangeRemoteDir. Xbase++

LOCAL nSuccess
LOCAL oFtp

nSuccess := 0

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

oFtp := CreateObject("Chilkat.Ftp2")

oFtp:Hostname := "ftp.example.com"
oFtp:Username := "login"
oFtp:Password := "password"

//  Connect and login to the FTP server.
nSuccess := oFtp:Connect()
IF (nSuccess != 1)
    ? oFtp:LastErrorText
    oFtp:destroy()
    RETURN
ENDIF

//  Set the current directory (on the FTP server) to the
//  "orders" subdirectory.  When logging into an FTP account,
//  current remote directory is automatically set to the
//  home directory of the FTP account.  From the FTP client's
//  perspective, it will be "/", but the absolute path on the
//  FTP server might be something like "/home/ftp_users/".
nSuccess := oFtp:ChangeRemoteDir("orders")
IF (nSuccess != 1)
    ? oFtp:LastErrorText
    oFtp:destroy()
    RETURN
ENDIF

nSuccess := oFtp:Disconnect()

oFtp:destroy()