Xojo Plugin

Get Last Modified Date/Time of Files in a Remote Directory

Gets the last-modified date/times of files in a remote FTP directory. 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

// Iterate over .txt files.
ftp.ListPattern = "*.txt"
Dim n As Int32
n = ftp.GetDirCount()
System.DebugLog("n = " + Str(n))

Dim i As Int32
i = 0
While i < n
    System.DebugLog(Str(i) + ": " + ftp.GetFilename(i) + ", " + ftp.GetLastModifiedTimeStr(i))
    i = i + 1
Wend

// Show the session log so we can see the details of the FTP directory listing 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()