C++

SFTP Read Text File

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Demonstrates how to open a text file on the SSH server and read text. C++

#include <CkSFtp.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    bool success = false;

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

    CkSFtp sftp;

    //  Set some timeouts, in milliseconds:
    sftp.put_ConnectTimeoutMs(5000);
    sftp.put_IdleTimeoutMs(15000);

    //  Connect to the SSH server.  
    //  The standard SSH port = 22
    //  The hostname may be a hostname or IP address.
    const char *hostname = "sftp.example.com";
    int port = 22;
    success = sftp.Connect(hostname,port);
    if (success != true) {
        std::cout << sftp.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    //  Authenticate with the SSH server.  Chilkat SFTP supports
    //  both password-based authenication as well as public-key
    //  authentication.  This example uses password authenication.
    success = sftp.AuthenticatePw("myLogin","myPassword");
    if (success != true) {
        std::cout << sftp.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    //  After authenticating, the SFTP subsystem must be initialized:
    success = sftp.InitializeSftp();
    if (success != true) {
        std::cout << sftp.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    //  Open a file for reading.
    const char *handle = 0;
    handle = sftp.openFile("myTest.txt","readOnly","openExisting");
    if (sftp.get_LastMethodSuccess() != true) {
        std::cout << sftp.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    //  Assume the file we are reading contains the following text:
    //  abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz1234567890ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    //  (in ANSI format -- i.e. one byte per char).

    //  Read 26 bytes:
    const char *sText = 0;
    sText = sftp.readFileText(handle,26,"ansi");
    if (sftp.get_LastMethodSuccess() != true) {
        std::cout << sftp.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    //  Should print "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz";
    std::cout << sText << "\r\n";

    //  Read the next 10 bytes.
    sText = sftp.readFileText(handle,10,"ansi");
    if (sftp.get_LastMethodSuccess() != true) {
        std::cout << sftp.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    //  Should print "1234567890";
    std::cout << sText << "\r\n";

    //  Read the next 26 bytes.
    sText = sftp.readFileText(handle,26,"ansi");
    if (sftp.get_LastMethodSuccess() != true) {
        std::cout << sftp.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    //  Should print "ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ";
    std::cout << sText << "\r\n";

    //  Close the file.
    success = sftp.CloseHandle(handle);
    if (success != true) {
        std::cout << sftp.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    std::cout << "Success." << "\r\n";
    }