SQL Server

Delete FTP Directory Tree

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Delete an entire directory tree on an FTP server. SQL Server

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CREATE PROCEDURE ChilkatSample
AS
BEGIN
    DECLARE @hr int
    DECLARE @sTmp0 nvarchar(4000)
    DECLARE @success int
    SELECT @success = 0

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

    DECLARE @ftp int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.Ftp2', @ftp OUT
    IF @hr <> 0
    BEGIN
        PRINT 'Failed to create ActiveX component'
        RETURN
    END

    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @ftp, 'Hostname', 'ftp.yourftpserver.com'
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @ftp, 'Username', '****'
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @ftp, 'Password', '****'

    --  Connect and login to the FTP server.
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @ftp, 'Connect', @success OUT
    IF @success <> 1
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @ftp, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @ftp
        RETURN
      END

    --  Set the current remote directory to the root of
    --  the tree to be deleted
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @ftp, 'ChangeRemoteDir', @success OUT, '/something'
    IF @success <> 1
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @ftp, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @ftp
        RETURN
      END

    --  Delete the entire tree.  All sub-directories and files are deleted.
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @ftp, 'DeleteTree', @success OUT
    IF @success <> 1
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @ftp, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @ftp
        RETURN
      END

    --  The /something directory still exists.  To delete it,
    --  we move up one directory level and then delete it.
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @ftp, 'ChangeRemoteDir', @success OUT, '..'
    IF @success <> 1
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @ftp, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @ftp
        RETURN
      END

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @ftp, 'RemoveRemoteDir', @success OUT, 'something'
    IF @success <> 1
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @ftp, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @ftp
        RETURN
      END

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @ftp, 'Disconnect', @success OUT

    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @ftp


END
GO