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Save String Variable to File on FTP Server

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Save the contents of a string variable to a file on an FTP server. Zig

const std = @import("std");
const chilkat = @import("chilkat");

pub fn main(init: std.process.Init) !void {
    const alloc = init.arena.allocator();

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

    const ftp = try chilkat.Ftp2.init();
    defer ftp.deinit();

    ftp.setHostname("ftp.example.com");
    ftp.setUsername("login");
    ftp.setPassword("password");

    // Connect and login to the FTP server.
    ftp.connect() catch {
        std.debug.print("{s}\n", .{try ftp.getLastErrorText(alloc)});
        return;
    };

    // Change to the remote directory where the existing file is located.
    ftp.changeRemoteDir("junk") catch {
        std.debug.print("{s}\n", .{try ftp.getLastErrorText(alloc)});
        return;
    };

    // Upload the contents of a string to a remote file.
    const file_contents = "To be, or not to be: that is the question.";
    const remote_filename = "hamletQuote.txt";

    ftp.putFileFromTextData(remote_filename, file_contents, "utf-8") catch {
        std.debug.print("{s}\n", .{try ftp.getLastErrorText(alloc)});
        return;
    };

    try ftp.disconnect();

    std.debug.print("String Uploaded!\n", .{});
}