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Get FTP Filenames as XML (NLST)

Demonstrates the Chilkat Ftp2.NlstXml method, which sends NLST and returns the matching names in XML form. The only argument is appended literally; an empty string sends a bare NLST and a value like *.txt sends NLST *.txt.

Tip: Code to parse the returned XML can be generated at Chilkat Tools.

Background: NLST is the lightweight listing command: it returns only names, with none of the sizes, dates, or type information that LIST provides. That makes it fast and simple when a bare list of filenames is all you need — for example to drive a batch of downloads. Wrapping the result as XML gives you a clean, uniform structure to iterate regardless of how the server formats the raw NLST reply.

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Dim success As Boolean
success = False

//  Demonstrates the Ftp2.NlstXml method, which sends NLST and returns the matching names in XML
//  form.  The only argument is appended literally; an empty string sends a bare NLST.

Dim ftp As New Chilkat.Ftp2

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

success = ftp.Connect()
If (success = False) Then
    System.DebugLog(ftp.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If

success = ftp.ChangeRemoteDir("public_html")
If (success = False) Then
    System.DebugLog(ftp.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If

//  NLST returns names only (no sizes, dates, or types).  "*.txt" sends NLST *.txt.
Dim xml As String
xml = ftp.NlstXml("*.txt")
If (ftp.LastMethodSuccess = False) Then
    System.DebugLog(ftp.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If

System.DebugLog(xml)

success = ftp.Disconnect()
If (success = False) Then
    System.DebugLog(ftp.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If