Xbase++ Requires Chilkat v11.0.0+

Get the Last-Modified Date/Time for one File by Name

Demonstrates how to get the last-modified date/time for a file on the FTP server by specifying the remote file path. 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 := "myLogin"
oFtp:Password := "myPassword"
//  Use explicit TLS
oFtp:AuthTls := 1
oFtp:Port := 21

//  For debugging, turn on session logging so we can examine what is sent by the server.
oFtp:KeepSessionLog := 1

//  Connect and login to the FTP server.
nSuccess := oFtp:Connect()
IF (nSuccess == 0)
    ? oFtp:LastErrorText
    oFtp:destroy()
    RETURN
ENDIF

oFtp:ChangeRemoteDir("AAWorkarea")

//  Get the last-modified date/time information for the file "package.tgz"
? oFtp:GetLastModifiedTimeByNameStr("package.tgz")

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

? "---- Session Log ----"
? oFtp:SessionLog

oFtp:Disconnect()

oFtp:destroy()