SFTP Read Text File

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

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uses
    Windows, Messages, SysUtils, Variants, Classes, Graphics, Controls, Forms,
    Dialogs, StdCtrls,
    CHILKATSSHLib_TLB,
    OleCtrls;

...

procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
var
sftp: TChilkatSFtp;
success: Integer;
port: Integer;
hostname: String;
handle: String;
sText: String;

begin
//  Important: It is helpful to send the contents of the
//  sftp.LastErrorText property when requesting support.

sftp := TChilkatSFtp.Create(Self);

//  Any string automatically begins a fully-functional 30-day trial.
success := sftp.UnlockComponent('Anything for 30-day trial');
if (success <> 1) then
  begin
    ShowMessage(sftp.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

//  Set some timeouts, in milliseconds:
sftp.ConnectTimeoutMs := 5000;
sftp.IdleTimeoutMs := 15000;

//  Connect to the SSH server.
//  The standard SSH port = 22
//  The hostname may be a hostname or IP address.

hostname := 'www.my-ssh-server.com';
port := 22;
success := sftp.Connect(hostname,port);
if (success <> 1) then
  begin
    ShowMessage(sftp.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

//  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 <> 1) then
  begin
    ShowMessage(sftp.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

//  After authenticating, the SFTP subsystem must be initialized:
success := sftp.InitializeSftp();
if (success <> 1) then
  begin
    ShowMessage(sftp.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

//  Open a file for reading.

handle := sftp.OpenFile('myTest.txt','readOnly','openExisting');
if (Length(handle) = 0 ) then
  begin
    ShowMessage(sftp.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

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

//  Read 26 bytes:

sText := sftp.ReadFileText(handle,26,'ansi');
if (success <> 1) then
  begin
    ShowMessage(sftp.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

//  Should print "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz"
Memo1.Lines.Add(sText);

//  Read the next 10 bytes.
sText := sftp.ReadFileText(handle,10,'ansi');
if (success <> 1) then
  begin
    ShowMessage(sftp.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

//  Should print "1234567890"
Memo1.Lines.Add(sText);

//  Read the next 26 bytes.
sText := sftp.ReadFileText(handle,26,'ansi');
if (success <> 1) then
  begin
    ShowMessage(sftp.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

//  Should print "ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ"
Memo1.Lines.Add(sText);

//  Close the file.
success := sftp.CloseHandle(handle);
if (success <> 1) then
  begin
    ShowMessage(sftp.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

ShowMessage('Success.');
end;