Xojo Plugin 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. Xojo Plugin

Dim success As Boolean
success = False

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

Dim ftp As New Chilkat.Ftp2

ftp.Hostname = "ftp.example.com"
ftp.Username = "myLogin"
ftp.Password = "myPassword"
//  Use explicit TLS
ftp.AuthTls = True
ftp.Port = 21

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

//  Connect and login to the FTP server.
success = ftp.Connect()
If (success = False) Then
    System.DebugLog(ftp.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If

success = ftp.ChangeRemoteDir("AAWorkarea")

//  Get the last-modified date/time information for the file "package.tgz"
System.DebugLog(ftp.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.

System.DebugLog("---- Session Log ----")
System.DebugLog(ftp.SessionLog)

success = ftp.Disconnect()