Xojo Plugin

FTP Upload / Download to StringBuilder

Demonstrate how to upload from a Chilkat StringBuilder object, and download into a StringBuilder object. Xojo Plugin

Dim success As Boolean
success = False

// This example assumes Chilkat Ftp2 to have been previously unlocked.
// See Unlock Ftp2 for sample code.

Dim ftp As New Chilkat.Ftp2

ftp.Hostname = "www.my-ftp-server.com"
ftp.Username = "mFtpLogin"
ftp.Password = "myFtpPassword"

// Connect to the FTP server.
success = ftp.ConnectOnly()
If (success <> True) Then
    System.DebugLog(ftp.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If

// Authenticate with the FTP server.
success = ftp.LoginAfterConnectOnly()
If (success <> True) Then
    System.DebugLog(ftp.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If

Dim sbA As New Chilkat.StringBuilder
success = sbA.LoadFile("qa_data/hamlet.xml","utf-8")

// Upload the contents of sbA to the FTP server.
Dim bIncludeBOM As Boolean
bIncludeBOM = False
Dim remoteFilename As String
remoteFilename = "hamletFromSb.xml"
success = ftp.PutFileSb(sbA,"utf-8",bIncludeBOM,remoteFilename)
If (success <> True) Then
    System.DebugLog(ftp.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If

// Download...
Dim sbB As New Chilkat.StringBuilder
success = ftp.GetFileSb(remoteFilename,"utf-8",sbB)
If (success <> True) Then
    System.DebugLog(ftp.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If

// Verify that sbA and sbB have the exact same contents.
System.DebugLog("size of sbA: " + Str(sbA.Length))
Dim bCaseSensitive As Boolean
bCaseSensitive = True
If (sbA.ContentsEqualSb(sbB,bCaseSensitive) = True) Then
    System.DebugLog("Contents are equal. Success.")
Else
    System.DebugLog("Contents are NOT equal.  Failed.")
End If

success = ftp.Disconnect()