I am using org.apache.commons.net.ftp.FTPClient
for retrieving files from a ftp server. It is crucial that I preserve the last modified timestamp on the file wh
When download list of files, like all files returned by by FTPClient.mlistDir or FTPClient.listFiles, use the timestamp returned with the listing to update timestemp of local downloaded files:
String remotePath = "/remote/path";
String localPath = "C:\\local\\path";
FTPFile[] remoteFiles = ftpClient.mlistDir(remotePath);
for (FTPFile remoteFile : remoteFiles) {
File localFile = new File(localPath + "\\" + remoteFile.getName());
OutputStream outputStream = new BufferedOutputStream(new FileOutputStream(localFile));
if (ftpClient.retrieveFile(remotePath + "/" + remoteFile.getName(), outputStream))
{
System.out.println("File " + remoteFile.getName() + " downloaded successfully.");
}
outputStream.close();
localFile.setLastModified(remoteFile.getTimestamp().getTimeInMillis());
}
When downloading a single specific file only, use FTPClient.mdtmFile to retrieve the remote file timestamp and update timestamp of the downloaded local file accordingly:
File localFile = new File("C:\\local\\path\\file.zip");
FTPFile remoteFile = ftpClient.mdtmFile("/remote/path/file.zip");
if (remoteFile != null)
{
OutputStream outputStream = new BufferedOutputStream(new FileOutputStream(localFile));
if (ftpClient.retrieveFile(remoteFile.getName(), outputStream))
{
System.out.println("File downloaded successfully.");
}
outputStream.close();
localFile.setLastModified(remoteFile.getTimestamp().getTimeInMillis());
}