// if datasetId does not exist then create the directory
System.out.println("ftp.listFiles(" + pathToDatasetDir + "/" + FTP_STATUS_FILENAME + ")");
FTPFile[] checkDatasetDirExists = ftp.listFiles(pathToDatasetDir + "/" + FTP_STATUS_FILENAME);
if(checkDatasetDirExists.length == 0) {
System.out.println("ftp.makeDirectory(" + pathToDatasetDir + ")");
boolean datasetDirCreated = ftp.makeDirectory(pathToDatasetDir);
if(!datasetDirCreated) {
closeFTPConnection(ftp);
status.setMessage("Error creating dataset ID directory at" +
" '" + pathToDatasetDir + "': " + ftp.getReplyString());
return status;